Birth Name: Gloria Grahame Hallward
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 28, 1923
Place of Death: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Death: October 5, 1981
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, some Irish
Gloria Grahame was an American actress and singer.
Gloria was the daughter of Jean Grahame (Jeanne McDougall), an actress and acting teacher, and Reginald Michael Bloxam Hallward, an architect and author. Her mother was born in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Her father was born in London, England.
Gloria’s paternal grandfather was Reginald Francis Hallward (the son of Charles Berners Hallward and Elizabeth Ann Morgan). Charles was the son of John Hallward and Emily Jane Leslie, who was of Irish descent. Elizabeth was the daughter of Peter Morgan.
Gloria’s paternal grandmother was Adelaide Caroline Bloxam (the daughter of Robert William Bloxam and Henrietta Lock).
On one census record, Gloria’s mother is listed as having a Scottish father and an English mother.
Source: Genealogy of Gloria Grahame (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com