theOscarSite Facts:
Birth Name:
  • Gloria Frances Stewart
Birth Date:
  • 4 July 1910
Birthplace:
  • Santa Monica, CA
Education:
  • Santa Monica (CA) High School - graduated 1927
  • Universtiy of California-Berkeley (dropped out)
  • University of California at San Diego
Significant Other(s):
  • Husband: Blair Gordon Newell, sculptor; married 1930; divorced 1934
  • Husband: Arthur Sheekman, screenwriter; b. 1901; married 1934 in Mexico; died from complications of Alzheimer's disease and arteriosclerosis 1978
  • Ward Ritchie: Printer, b. 1904; first met 1930; was best friend of Blair Gordon Newell; became reacquainted in 1983; lived together until his death in 1996
Family:
  • Father: Fred Finch
  • Brother: Frank Finch, b. 1911 - newspaper writer
  • Brother: Thomas, b. 1912 - died in infancy
  • Daughter: Sylvia Sheekman Thompson, cookbook author; b. 1935; married to Vaughn Thompson; have four children
  • Great-grandchildren: Twelve
Factoids:
  • Stuart was one of the founders of the Screen Actors Guild in 1933
  • Oldest person ever to be nominated for an Academy Award, 2/10/98
Feature Film
Acting Credits:
  • Land of Plenty (2004)
    The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
    The Love Letter (1999)
    Titanic (1997)
    Wildcats (1986)
    Mass Appeal (1984)
    My Favorite Year (1982)
    She Wrote the Book (1946)
    The Whistler (1944)
    Enemy of Women (1944)
    Here Comes Elmer (1943)
    The Three Musketeers (1939)
    It Could Happen to You (1939)
    Winner Take All (1939)
    The Lady Objects (1938)
    Time Out for Murder (1938)
    Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
    Island in the Sky (1938)
    Keep Smiling (1938)
    Change of Heart (1938)
    The Lady Escapes (1937)
    Life Begins in College (1937)
    Girl Overboard (1937)
    36 Hours to Kill (1936)
    Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)
    Wanted: Jane Turner (1936)
  • The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
    The Girl on the Front Page (1936)
    The Crime of Dr. Forbes (1936)
    Professional Soldier (1935)
    Laddie (1935
    Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
    Maybe It's Love (1935)
    Gift of Gab (1935)
    Here Comes the Navy (1934)
    The Love Captive (1934)
    I'll Tell the World (1934)
    I Like It That Way (1934)
    Beloved (1934)
    Roman Scandals (1933)
    The Invisible Man (1933)
    The Secret of the Blue Room (1933)
    It's Great to Be Alive (1933)
    Girl in 419 (1933)
    The Kiss Before the Mirror
    Private Jones (1933)
    Sweepings (1933)
    Laughter in Hell (1933)
    Street of Women (1932)
    The Old Dark House (1932)
    The All-American (1932)
    Air Mail (1932)
Academy Awards®:
  •  Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 1997: TITANIC

  • 1 nomination