Mexican Luis Antonio Dámaso de Alonso followed his
parents north to California and became a film actor. The studio bosses liked
his Latin Lover image and admitted he was a good actor but asked him to
Anglicize his name if he wanted to become a real star. He thought about it and
decided to pay homage to his two favorite movie stars, John Gilbert and Ruth
Roland and came up with Gilbert Roland. When
he retired in 1982, twelve years before he died, he could be satisfied. His
career had spanned six decades, the coming of sound had not ended it, he had
played in all kinds of movies, he had held the most beautiful women in his
arms, and maybe the most important thing, he had been given the opportunity to
show his acting talents.
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