Joanne Gilbert

Joanne Gilbert
Born (1932-07-17) July 17, 1932 (age 92)
Chicago, Illinois
OccupationActress
Years active1953-1966
Spouse(s)Danny Arnold (1955-1956)
Edward L. Rissien (1958-1964)

Joanne Gilbert (born July 17, 1932[1]) is an American television and film actress.

Biography

Gilbert was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Hollywood, California.[2] She is the daughter of American lyricist Ray Gilbert[3] who is best known for writing the lyrics of the song Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah.

She pursued an unsuccessful career as a fashion model in New York City, and then moved back to California, performing as a nightclub singer before becoming a film actress.[2] Her movies include Red Garters starring Rosemary Clooney and Jack Carson,[4] and The Great Man.[5] Her last film performance was in The High Cost of Loving in 1958. She worked much of the next decade in TV dramas.

She has been married to screenwriter Danny Arnold and producer Edward Louis Rissien,[6] and is the step-daughter of actress Janis Paige.[7]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Chicagoans Stake Claims On Oldest TV Series". Chicago Tribune. July 20, 1957. p. C7. ProQuest 180186019. Joanne Gilbert was born in Chicago July 17, 1932. Her father, Ray Gilbert, is a well known song writer. She made her debut as an unpaid singer in a charity show. The performance was seen by a movie scout and Joanne was on her way.
  2. ^ a b "Hollywood Clotheshorse". Life magazine. February 15, 1954. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  3. ^ Carroll, Harrison (January 4, 1955). "Behind the Scenes in Hollywood". The Dispatch. Lexington, NC. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  4. ^ Crowther, Bosley (March 27, 1954). "Two New Films Arrive Here". New York Times. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  5. ^ Crowther, Bosley (January 2, 1957). "Screen: The Great Man". New York Times. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  6. ^ "Joanne Gilbert to Be TV Producer's Bride: Singer-Actress Says She'll Be Wed to Eddie Rissien Either Here or In London". Los Angeles Times. September 25, 1958. p. B1. ProQuest 167277232. 'He expects to be in London for four or five months doing a TV job. Unless he comes home sooner, I'll fly there and we'll be married on the Continent.' She is the daughter of song writer Ray Gilbert and formerly was wed to Danny Arnold, a screen writer.
  7. ^ Blum, Daniel C., Willis, John A. (1977). Screen World, Volume 28. Crown Publishers. p. 234. "Ray Gilbert, 63, composer and Academy-Award-winning songwriter, died March 3, 1976 after heart surgery in Los Angeles [...] He is survived by his wife, actress Janis Paige, and a daughter, singer Joanne Gilbert."