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  Gilbert Roland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gilbert Roland (December 11, 1905 – May 15, 1994) was an American actor.
Roland died of cancer in 1994 at the age of 88.
Roland was nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award, for his roles in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) and Cheyenne Autumn (1964).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gilbert_Roland   (381 words)

  
 Gilbert Roland Milton: 1900-1940
Gilbert was the first son of John William North and Maria Milton.
Gilbert served on HMS Calypso, a fit and able sailor, he was a member of the sports team (see photo with Gilbert far left) and rose to rank of Chief Petty Offcier.
Gilbert was survived by a wife, Dorothy (who he had met in Plymouth) and a disabled son.
www.southwilts.com /site/The-Idyllists/Gilbert-Milton.htm   (641 words)

  
 © Gilbert Roland, Silent and Sound Movie Star
Gilbert might have been a matador, except that on holiday with his father in Los Angeles he was sighted by a Hollywood scout and asked to appear as an extra in a motion picture.
Gilbert Roland was first noticed, at age nineteen, in a popular jazz era picture he made with Clara Bow: "The Plastic Age" (1925).
Gilbert Roland had no problems changing over to sound pictures; his voice was strong and clear despite his accent.
www.goldensilents.com /stars/gilbertroland.html   (286 words)

  
 Comedy Central: Gilbert Roland
Mexico-born Gilbert Roland planned to become a bullfighter like his father, but these plans were shelved when his family moved to the U.S. during the Mexican Revolution.
A born-and-bred romantic (his first wife was the glamorous film queen Constance Bennett), Roland wrote and published reams of poetry, some of which he was able to incorporate into his film dialogue.
Gilbert Roland remained active in films until 1982, exuding warmth and virility to the very end.
www.comedycentral.com /movies/person/53964/bio.jhtml   (227 words)

  
 Gilbert Roland at Brian's Drive-In Theater
Gilbert Roland made the transition to 'talkies' relatively unscathed, unlike many of his co-stars, such as Norma Talmadge, who found their careers had evaporated because their voices were not microphone-friendly.
(Roland was Bennett's fourth husband.) The strikingly beautiful Bennett, the sister of Joan Bennett, was the bigger star of the couple, but during the marriage Roland received the lion's share of publicity from the union, and the press lavished lots of ink on her husband's handsome visage.
Gilbert Roland takes over in the role of the Cisco Kid in a sagebrush adventure that focuses on Cisco's rescuing a woman about to marry a supposedly wealthy suitor and finding outlaws who robbed a mission-bound stagecoach of gold.
www.briansdriveintheater.com /gilbertroland.html   (3027 words)

  
 Famous Hispanics: Gilbert Roland
Born Luis Antonio Damaso de Alonso in Juarez, Mexico, in 1905, dashing screen star Gilbert Roland moved with his family to the U.S. with the onset of the Mexican Revolution between 1910 and 1911.
By the late 1910s, Roland's family made its way to California, and by 1920 the teenager was getting film work in bit parts.
After several years of bit parts, at the age of 19 Gilbert Roland secured his breakthrough role in the 1925 Clara Bow vehicle The Plastic Age, one of the first films in which he received screen credit.
coloquio.com /famosos/groland.htm   (121 words)

  
 Windy City Times
When Talmadge and Roland premiered together in their first talking picture, New York Nights ( 1929 ), Roland’s voice captured the heart of the audience while the glamorous Talmadge was laughed at and ridiculed for her thick Brooklyn accent—it destroyed her career.
While many of his contemporaries had grown fat and flabby, Roland was still handsome, trim and fit with the same waistline he had when he was 20 and a physique shaped by playing tennis every day of the year.
Gilbert Roland was a kind and wonderful man who loved and appreciated his successful, exciting life.
www.windycitymediagroup.com /gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=9667   (1372 words)

  
 MMI Tribute - Roland, Gilbert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Roland arrived in Hollywood when Rudolph Valentino was at his peak AND immediately caught the eye of the Sheik's then-wife, Natasha Rambova.
That came to nothing, but Roland quickly attracted the attentions of Clara Bow, Norma Talmadge and Constance Bennett.
His lifelong motto was "Death comes soon enough so why kill yourself crying about it?" Luckily for Roland, his sizzling screen presence, a perennial twenty-inch waistline and his serene attitude about life and work sustained him through over 100 films between 1925 and 1982.
www.shoestring.org /mmi_revs/gilrolan.html   (219 words)

  
 Biography for Gilbert Roland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Gilbert Roland chose his screen name in homage to his two favorite movie stars, John Gilbert and Ruth Roland.
Involved in an affair with Norma Talmadge that resulted in her divorce from Joe Schenck.
However, Norma lost interest before she and Gilbert were to be married and eventually tied the knot with comedian George Jessel.
www.imdb.com /name/nm0738042/bio   (166 words)

  
 Movie Serials, cliffhangers and reviews: Todd Gault's Movie Serial Experience
Roland had two roles playing the rightful ruler of an Arab nation who is kidnapped and replaced by his evil twin brother.
Roland spent the fifties appearing in big budget films like “The Bullfighter and the Lady” (1950) and “Around the World in 80 Days” (1956) as well as popping up on Disney’s “Zorro” TV show.
Roland’s last film was a small part in the Willie Nelson western “Barbarosa” (1982).
www.serialexperience.com /showarticle.php?fldRecNum=250   (364 words)

  
 Portrait of the actor Gilbert Roland by Thomas Staedeli
The actor Gilbert Roland was born as Luis Antonio Damaso de Alonso in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
But when the family moved to the USA, Gilbert Roland decided for the acting.
He began as an extra at the age of 13 and adapted the stage name Gilbert Roland (traced from the actor John Gilbert and actress Ruth Roland).
www.cyranos.ch /sprola-e.htm   (233 words)

  
 Gilbert Roland @ Filmbug
Beginning in the 1940s, Roland's roles became smaller but critics began to take notice of his acting and he was praised for his excellent supporting roles in John Huston's We Were Strangers (1949), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), and Cheyenne Autumn (1964).
He also appeared in a series of films in the mid 40s as the popular character The Cisco Kid.
Tell us what you think of Gilbert Roland in the Filmbug forum...
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 The Cisco Kid
Cisco (with a given name of Juan Francisco Hernandez in the first Monogram) as played by Renaldo in the three he made for Monogram, was a light year or two removed from the Cisco he did for United Artists and the television series.
Cisco, as played by Gilbert Roland, had more than a passing kinship with the Baxter and original O. Henry character, or would have if O. Henry had ever had a chance to meet Gilbert Roland.
Truth to tell, Gilbert Roland always played 'Gilbert Roland', but this series was an example of a role and a performer coming together as destiny had planned.
www.surfnetinc.com /chuck/cisco.htm   (819 words)

  
 eBay - gilbert roland, Movie Memorabilia, DVD, HD DVD Blu-ray items on eBay.com
John Beal, Gilbert Roland, Henry Morgan, Two Photos
GILBERT ROLAND as THE CISCO KID in SOUTH OF MONTERREY
GILBERT ROLAND as THE CISCO KID in ROBIN HOOD OF MONTE
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 AMCTV.com SHOW - The Midnight Story
Tony Curtis stars as Joe Martini, a San Francisco cop who is so determined to find the killer of the priest who raised him that he quits the force to launch his own investigation.
Suspicion centers on Sylvio (Gilbert Roland), a close friend of the dead man; Joe accepts an invitation to move in with the suspect and his alluring cousin, Anna (Marisa Pavan), hoping he'll be able to prove that Sylvio is innocent.
Happily, he finds that the older man has an alibi for the night of the murder, and he falls in love with Anna.
www.amctv.com /show/detail?CID=6699-1-PST   (131 words)

  
 Gilbert Roland - A master of the dramatic expressive visual art. Superstar - Star - Icon or just plain actor to some, ...
Gilbert Roland - A master of the dramatic expressive visual art.
For good or bad, moving stories in film and cinmea are becoming the some of the most visible achievements - the Silver Screen, DVD, VHS, Albums, they touch us.
Gilbert Roland : From TV to the Movie Screen.
www.omega23.com /Hollywood/Gilbert_Roland.html   (441 words)

  
 Roland Gilbert's Power Parenting System
About The Author: Information about Roland Gilbert with a link to contact Roland
Sample Download of Roland Gilbert's Stress-free Power Parenting System® Volume 1;A book that will help train in the ways of culture, humanity and life through the use of spirituality, pyschology and a strong parenting system ;Includes the table of contents, the introduction, and the first chapter
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www.powerparenting.net /index.html   (133 words)

  
 The Plastic Age movie posters and memorabilia at MovieGoods
Cast: Clara Bow, Donald Keith, Gilbert Roland, Henry B. Walthall, Mary Alden; Directed by: Wesley Ruggles
Cynthia (Bow) is a flapper college babe who likes boys and parties.
Cast: Clara Bow, Donald Keith, Gilbert Roland, Henry B. Walthall, Mary Alden; DIRECTED BY: Wesley Ruggles; WRITTEN BY: Eve Unsell, Frederica Sagor; CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Gilbert Warrenton, Allen Siegler.
www.moviegoods.com /movie_product.asp?master_movie_id=13656   (253 words)

  
 Gilbert Roland News
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Charlton Heston, Anne Baxter, Gilbert Roland, Tom Tryon, Forrest Tucker, Bruce Bennett, Elaine Stritch.
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 Gilbert Roland
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