Her debut in the title role of Blonde Fever was auspicious, but her first public recognition came on loan-out in It's a Wonderful Life. Though her talent and sex appeal were of star quality, she did not fit the star pattern at MGM, which sold her contract to RKO in 1947. Here the same problem resurfaced; her best film in these years was on loanout, In a Lonely Place, and soon afterward she left RKO. The fifties, her best period, brought Gloria a supporting actress Oscar and type-cast her as shady, inimitably sultry ladies in 7 well-known film-noir; but marital and child-custody troubles combined with a "difficult" reputation from the set of Oklahoma! to sideline her film career from 1956 onward. Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 photo, signed in fountain pen, “Best wishes, Gloria Grahame.” In fine condition. R&R COA.
