生于密苏里州圣路易斯。原是歌女,在好莱坞充当小角色。40年代在喜剧片中扮演过放荡的女主角,后在银幕中显示出表演才华,转入正剧角色。50年代成为好莱坞极有魅力的金发女星,被摩洛哥苏丹称为“生活中的真实上帝”。她主演或参与演出的主要影片为《公主与海盗》、《黄金时代》、《...
George Wallace was born in New York and, at age 13, moved with his mom and her new husband to McMechen, West Virginia, a coal mining town where the boy began working in the mines. He joined the Navy in 1936, got out in 1940, and then went right back in again when World War II started. A chief boatswain's mate, he ended up in Los Angeles after a total of eight years in the service. Wallace supported himself with an array of odd jobs, from working for a meat packer ("knockin' steers in the head") to lumber-jacking in the High Sierras.