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Actress/songwriter Dolores Fuller was #BornOnThisDay, March 10, 1923. One-time girlfriend of film di

Actress/songwriter Dolores Fuller was #BornOnThisDay, March 10, 1923. One-time girlfriend of film director Ed Wood, her film roles include Glen or Glenda (1953), Jail Bait (1954), & Bride of the Monster (1955). Later, Elvis Presley recorded her songs. Passed in 2011 (age 88) #RIP



Dolores Fuller



Fuller in Jail Bait (1954)

Born: Dolores Agnes Eble; March 10, 1923; South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Died: May 9, 2011 (aged 88); Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

Dolores Agnes Fuller (née Eble; March 10, 1923 – May 9, 2011) was an American actress and songwriter best known as the one-time girlfriend of the low-budget film director Ed Wood. She played the protagonist's girlfriend in Glen or Glenda, co-starred in Wood's Jail Bait, and had a minor role in his Bride of the Monster. After she broke up with Wood in 1955, she relocated to New York and had a very successful career there as a songwriter. Elvis Presley recorded a number of her songs written for his films.

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Glen or Glenda 1953 II Ed Wood II Daniel Davis, Bela Lugosi, Dolores Fuller
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Glen or Glenda is a 1953 American exploitation film written, directed by and starring Ed Wood (credited in his starring role as "Daniel Davis&quot , and featuring Bela Lugosi and Wood's then-girlfriend Dolores Fuller. It was produced by George Weiss who also made the exploitation film Test Tube Babies that same year.

The film is a docudrama about cross-dressing and transsexuality, and is semi-autobiographical in nature. Wood himself was a cross-dresser, and the film is a plea for tolerance. It is widely considered one of the worst films ever made. However, it has become a cult film due to its low-budget production values and idiosyncratic style.
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