Gloria Jean: Gloria Jean. Actress: I Surrender Dear. Gloria Jean Schoonover was born on April 14, 1926 in Buffalo, New York and she and her family moved to Scranton, Pennsylvania shortly afterward. Her father owned a music store; her mother, who had been a circus bareback rider, took care of Gloria and her three siblings. Gloria's singing ability was discovered when she was little; by 5 she was singing in the Scranton area....
Known For: I Surrender Dear (Patty Nelson aka Patty Hart), Manhattan Angel (Gloria Cole), Moonlight in Vermont (Gwen Harding), Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (Gloria)