Diana Gibson

LaBie, Gibson was born Rosemary LaBie in Chicago, Illinois. Her name was changed when she signed a contract with Universal in 1935. She arrived in Los Angeles as a result of winning a beauty contest sponsored by the Balaban and Katz theater corporation. She was a night club dancer before she started her film career in 1935 with a role in His Night Out, starring Edward Everett Horton and Irene Hervey. She appeared in nine film roles in 1936, four of which were uncredited. She starred opposite John Wayne in the 1937 film Adventure's End, which would be her best-known role. That year she appeared in six films, in five credited roles. • Illustration — Gibson, Marjorie Weaver, and Harriet Hilliard (1937) However, in 1938 and 1939 her career took a downward turn, and she only appeared in three films over the two years; two of her roles were uncredited. Her last credited role was in the 1938 film Western Welcome starring Ray Whitley. She retired from films afterward. In 1954, Gibson began hosting The Talk of the Town, a new program on WLBR-TV in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She had been the hostess of Know Your Hospital. Gibson was married to Jack Schropp, who was an actor but later became general manager of the Lebanon News Publishing Company in Pennsylvania. She was the corporation's treasurer. She eventually settled in Coral Gables, Florida, where she was residing at the time of her death in 1991.

• Name — Diana Gibson • Birth Name — Rosemary LaBie • Born — 21 March 1915 • Birthplace — Chicago, Illinois, United States • Died — 12 October 1991 • Place of death — Coral Gables Florida, United States • Occupation — * Actress • businesswoman • Years Active — 1935-1939

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1935 — His Night Out — Minor Role — Uncredited • 1936 — Dangerous Waters — Ruth Denning • 1936 — Love Before Breakfast — Secretary • 1936 — Nobody's Fool — Blondie • 1936 — The Phantom Rider — Helen Moore — Serial • 1936 — Postal Inspector — Minor Role — Uncredited • 1936 — Yellowstone — Cigarette Girl — Uncredited • 1936 — Two in a Crowd — Secretary — Uncredited • 1936 — Ace Drummond — Stewardess — Serial, Uncredited • 1936 — Flying Hostess — Party Girl — Uncredited • 1937 — They Wanted to Marry — Helen • 1937 — The Man Who Found Himself — Helen Richards • 1937 — Wrong Romance — Short • 1937 — Behind the Headlines — Mary Bradley • 1937 — Stage Door — Actress — Uncredited • 1937 — Adventure's End — Janet Drew • 1938 — Go Chase Yourself — Dining Car Woman — Uncredited • 1938 — Western Welcome — Frances Jones - the New Ranch Owner • 1939 — When Tomorrow Comes — Waitress — Uncredited