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For ten years this father and daughter team successfully operated the Cherry Lane Theater in New York City's Greenwich Village. They were said to have tried more plays than any other New York theater and launched the careers of such stars as the late Robert Walker and Jennifer Jones. Semi-retired from acting, Gilmore and his daughter returned to Dubuque and lived at 418 Raymond Place where they often conducted auditions for their playhouse in Duluth, Minnesota. | For ten years this father and daughter team successfully operated the Cherry Lane Theater in New York City's Greenwich Village. They were said to have tried more plays than any other New York theater and launched the careers of such stars as the late Robert Walker and Jennifer Jones. Semi-retired from acting, Gilmore and his daughter returned to Dubuque and lived at 418 Raymond Place where they often conducted auditions for their playhouse in Duluth, Minnesota. | ||
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GILMORE, Paul. (Milwaukee, WI-1962). Actor. Gilmore, son-in-law of Augustine A. COOPER, helped produce "Pillow Fight," a sixty-second movie which was the first silent movie made in this country. Gilmore was later joined by his daughter, Virginia Cooper GILMORE, in such plays as The Family Upstairs, A Charming Rascal, and Aren't We All.
Gilmore, considered one of the wealthiest actors in America during the peak years of his career, seldom earned more than five hundred dollars per week. While making a name for himself, Gilmore allowed his daughter Virginia to be raised by her grandparents in Dubuque until she was old enough to begin acting.
For ten years this father and daughter team successfully operated the Cherry Lane Theater in New York City's Greenwich Village. They were said to have tried more plays than any other New York theater and launched the careers of such stars as the late Robert Walker and Jennifer Jones. Semi-retired from acting, Gilmore and his daughter returned to Dubuque and lived at 418 Raymond Place where they often conducted auditions for their playhouse in Duluth, Minnesota.