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After adoption by a wealthy family, she and her step-siblings were tutored by author Dillwyn Parrish. Although he was eighteen years her senior, the two fell in love, and at the age of fifteen she married Parrish, under the name Gertrude McElroy. [1]
For a time, Dillwyn Parrish tutored the children of a wealthy family, and began a relationship with Gigi Parrish, the family's youngest girl. In 1926, Harper & Bros published his novel Smith Everlasting, and between then and 1934 three more of his books came out.
Gigi Parrish was born on 30 August 1912 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for Kiss and Make-Up (1934), August Weekend (1936) and A Girl of the Limberlost (1934). She was previously married to John Weld and Parrish, Dillwyn.
Gigi Parrish was born on 30 August 1912 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for Kiss and Make-Up (1934), August Weekend (1936) and A Girl of the Limberlost (1934). She was married to John Weld and Parrish, Dillwyn. She died on 8 February 2006 in Dana Point, California, USA.
- Actress
- August 30, 1912
- Gigi Parrish
- February 8, 2006
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.Gigi Parrish testified that her husband of seven years writer Dillwyn Parrish was obsessively jealous and insisted on following her to work and all social engagements.Photograph appears with the article, "Divorce Asked," Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec 1935: A10.Text from negative ...
Feb 8, 2006 · After adoption by a wealthy family, she and her step-siblings were tutored by author Dillwyn Parrish. Although he was eighteen years her senior, the two fell in love, and at the age of fifteen she married Parrish, under the name Gertrude McElroy.
Apr 3, 2020 · In 1932, the young couple met and became fast friends with Dillwyn Parrish and his wife, Gigi, an actress known for “Kiss and Make-Up,” “A Girl of the Limberlost” and “Girl O’ My ...
