Gloria Dickson, American stage and screen actress mb-code TB004445 In 1930 he was killed

In 1930 he was killed on Lake Windermere while attempting to break the water speed record

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Several figures inhabit the scene including (lower right) an artist in the act of drawing

A 19th-century costume design for William Shakespeare's (1564-1616) play

Gloria Dickson, American stage and screen actress mb-code TB004445 In 1930 he was killedGloria Dickson, American stage and screen actress, 1938. Gloria Dickson's film debut in 'They Won't Forget' (1937) earned her the reputation of one of Hollywood's up and coming stars. She appeared in a total of 23 films but her career was cut short be her death in a fire at her home, caused by an unextinguished cigarette. Cigarette card from 'Modern Beauties', 5th series, issued by the British American Tobacco Company.