Gigi Parrish

Acting

Gigi Parrish

Born August 30, 1912 · Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died February 8, 2006 · aged 93

From Wikipedia Gigi Parrish was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts as Katherine Gertrude McElroy, and raised in Hartford, Connecticut. Her mother died in 1918, and McElroy and her siblings were put up for adoption. After adoption by a wealthy family, she and her step-siblings were tutored by author Dillwyn Parrish. Although he was eighteen years her senior, the two fell in love, and at the age of …

Known For

Twentieth CenturyTwentieth Century · 1934
Twentieth Century
6.81934
MovieComedyRomance
A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she proves a match for him.
Down to Their Last YachtDown to Their Last Yacht · 1934
Down to Their Last Yacht
6.51934
MovieRomanceComedy
Left only with their yacht after going broke in the Great Depression, a high-society family sets sail for the South Seas. Screwball comedy, with songs.
A Girl of the LimberlostA Girl of the Limberlost · 1934
A Girl of the Limberlost
3.01934
MovieDrama
Elnora Comstock is the badly abused daughter of Katherine Comstock, who blames her because her father was drowned while on the way home the night she was born. She finds her comfort with Margaret and Westley Sinton, a childless neighboring couple, who help her with her school costs, as does the wealthy Mrs. Parker, who takes an interest in the talented young girl. She meets and falls in love with Phillip Ammon, the nephew of Dr. Ammon, but learns that he is already engaged. The money that Elnora has saved for her college education is stolen, and when Mrs. Comstock goes to retrieve it from a suspect, she also learns of the duplicity of her husband, who had been courting a neighboring woman on the night he drowned. She begs forgiveness of Elnora, and the romance of Elnora and Phillip also begins to flourish.
Girl o' My DreamsGirl o' My Dreams · 1934
Girl o' My Dreams
4.81934
MovieDramaComedy
A conceited college track star, used to being "big man on campus", gets a jolt when he loses an election to see who is the most popular man in the school.
Symphony of LivingSymphony of Living · 1935
Symphony of Living
6.51935
MovieDrama
Just before Adolph Greig's solo violin performance at the Cosmopolitan Orchestra, his right hand is injured and his dream, shattered. His flighty children turn their backs on him and he collapses in the street. However, an opportunity arises for him to tutor a young violin prodigy.
August Week EndAugust Week End · 1936
August Week End
6.01936
MovieDrama
At a high-society dinner party, a wealthy, older and married man sets his sights on a beautiful young girl who's loved by a younger and not-so-wealthy man.

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A Girl of the LimberlostA Girl of the Limberlost · 1934
A Girl of the Limberlost
3.01934
MovieDrama
Elnora Comstock is the badly abused daughter of Katherine Comstock, who blames her because her father was drowned while on the way home the night she was born. She finds her comfort with Margaret and Westley Sinton, a childless neighboring couple, who help her with her school costs, as does the wealthy Mrs. Parker, who takes an interest in the talented young girl. She meets and falls in love with Phillip Ammon, the nephew of Dr. Ammon, but learns that he is already engaged. The money that Elnora has saved for her college education is stolen, and when Mrs. Comstock goes to retrieve it from a suspect, she also learns of the duplicity of her husband, who had been courting a neighboring woman on the night he drowned. She begs forgiveness of Elnora, and the romance of Elnora and Phillip also begins to flourish.

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