Stage Name: Anne Gwynne
Birth Name: Marguerite Gwynne Trice
Occupation: Movie Actress/ Swimsuit Model / Pinup Model
Years Active: 1939-70
Notable Works: A former Miss San Antonio who was #1 pinup for Yank magazine 2 years running; starred in science fiction and horror films, including Black Friday in 1940 with Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi; she was a television pioneer, appearing in TV's first filmed series, Public Prosecutor (1947-48) and played the villainous Sonja in the 1940 serial Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe and made a movie with Abbott and Costello Ride 'Em Cowboy (1941).
Date/Place Birth: December 10, 1918 (1918-12-10); Waco, Texas, United States of America
Date/Death/Cause: Anne Gwynne died March 31, 2003 of a stroke following surgery at the Motion Picture Country Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. She was cremated and her ashes scattered.
Spouse(s) & Children: Max M. Gilford (1945–1965 till his death) 2 children, Gregory and Gwynne Gilford; grandchildren are actress Katherine and actor Chris Pine
Short Biography: A knock out American swimsuit model who became a # 1 Yank magazine pinup model to help the U.S. win WWII; She had studied a little drama at Missouri's Stephens College, and after a quick interview and no screen test the redheaded beauty Anne Gwynne was signed to a Universal Pictures contract in 1939. She began working as a Hollywood actress and was versatile movie star with over 55 films in such various genre as westerns, musicals, dramas, comedies, sci-fi and became popular in horror. Anne Gwynne became one of Hollywoods first “scream queens” working with such horror genre greats as Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Lon Chaney Jr and was a Television Pioneer being one of the first actresses appear in a series, Public Prosecutor (1947-48).