Gloria Jean

Biography

Gloria Jean was a renowned American actress and singer born Gloria Jean Schoonover on April 14, 1926, in Buffalo, New York. She began her career as a child singer, singing with Paul Whiteman's orchestra at three years old, and later became the youngest member of an American opera troupe at 12. Her breakthrough role came in 1941 with W.C. Fields in Never Give a Sucker an Even Break, which remains one of her most iconic appearances.