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Gloria DeHaven
Gloria DeHaven never made it to the front ranks of film stardom and none of her credits can be considered a major classic, but she was in her own modest way one of the signature perky soubrettes of the 1940s, a hometown sweetheart for many GIs. A good singer and a highly vivacious screen presence, her career had its ups and downs, but TV and stage work and the very occasional film nonetheless kept her busy for over six decades until her retirement at the dawn of the 21st century. She died at the age of 91 on July 30, 2016 in Las Vegas, several months after suffering a stroke.