Ann Gillis
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Ann Gillis sometimes credited as Anne Gillis or Ann Gilles, is a retired actress, starting her career in the early 1930s as a child actress and ending in 1947. She later came back into acting for a small part in 2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey (film)
2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, and co-written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, partially inspired by Clarke's short story The Sentinel...

in 1968. Following her Hollywood career in 1947, she moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

, married Scots-born actor Richard Fraser
Richard Fraser (actor)
-Early life:After attending Cambridge University, Richard Fraser studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Spending time as a London stage actor, Richard came to Hollywood before WWII, where he signed a contract with 20th Century Fox and appeared in several films.-Career:His American...

, and turned to television work.
She is believed to be the only surviving actor from the 1939 film 'Beau Geste.'

Selected filmography

  • Men in White
    Men in White
    -Film and theatre:* Men in White , a 1933 drama written by Sidney S. Kingsley* Men in White , an American drama film* Men in White , a comedy film by National Lampoon Inc...

    (1934)
  • The Great Ziegfeld
    The Great Ziegfeld
    The Great Ziegfeld is a 1936 musical film produced by MGM. A fictionalized biography of Florenz Ziegfeld from his show business beginnings to his death, it showcases a series of spectacular musical productions. The film includes original music by Walter Donaldson and Irving Berlin...

    (1936)
  • The Garden of Allah (1936)
  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938 film)
    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a 1938 American drama film directed by Norman Taurog. The screenplay by John V.A. Weaver was based on the classic 1876 novel by Mark Twain.-Plot:...

    (1938)
  • Little Orphan Annie
    Little Orphan Annie
    Little Orphan Annie was a daily American comic strip created by Harold Gray and syndicated by Tribune Media Services. The strip took its name from the 1885 poem "Little Orphant Annie" by James Whitcomb Riley, and made its debut on August 5, 1924 in the New York Daily News...

    (1938)
  • Beau Geste
    Beau Geste (1939 film)
    Beau Geste is a 1939 film produced by Paramount Pictures based on the novel of the same name by P. C. Wren. It was directed and produced by William A. Wellman from a screenplay by Robert Carson...

    (1939)
  • Edison, the Man
    Edison, the Man
    Edison, the Man was a 1940 biographical film depicting the life of inventor Thomas Edison, who was played by Spencer Tracy. Hugo Butler and Dore Schary were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story for their work on this film...

    (1940)
  • All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
  • Little Men
    Little Men (1940 film)
    Little Men is a 1940 American film based on the 1871 novel Little Men by Louisa May Alcott. Norman Z. McLeod directed the film starring Kay Francis as Jo March, now in charge of a private school for young boys.- Cast :*Kay Francis as Jo March...

    (1940)
  • Mr. Dynamite (1941)
  • Nice Girl? (1941)
  • Bambi
    Bambi
    Bambi is a 1942 American animated film directed by David Hand , produced by Walt Disney and based on the book Bambi, A Life in the Woods by Austrian author Felix Salten...

    (1942)
  • Since You Went Away
    Since You Went Away
    Since You Went Away is a 1944 film distributed by United Artists, a big-budget epic about the American home front during World War II. It was directed by John Cromwell and adapted and produced by David O. Selznick from the novel Since You Went Away: Letters to a Soldier from His Wife by Margaret...

    (1944)
  • In Society
    In Society
    In Society is a 1944 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. It was the first of five Abbott and Costello films to be directed by Jean Yarbrough. It was re-released in 1953.-Plot:...

    (1944)
  • The Cheaters (1945)
  • The Time of Their Lives
    The Time of Their Lives
    The Time of Their Lives is a 1946 American film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello.As in the previous Abbott and Costello film, Little Giant, the duo plays separate characters instead of partners, due to tensions between them that led to their splitting up for a while in 1945. The film...

    (1946)
  • Big Town After Dark (1947)
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
    2001: A Space Odyssey (film)
    2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, and co-written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, partially inspired by Clarke's short story The Sentinel...

    (1968)

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