Gloria Warren (née Weiman; April 7, 1926 – September 11, 2021) was an American actress, soprano singer, and philanthropist.

It was the Golden Age of Radio, and Martin, who was always looking for new talent, was extremely impressed with Gloria's beautiful soprano voice, and how well she played the piano and danced.

In 1925, she edited Ernest Hemingway's short story collection, In Our Time, which would become the author's first published work.

It was a period when film studios were making a great deal of money producing musicals starring young actresses like Judy Garland, Deanna Durbin, and Shirley Temple, and Beatrice Kaufman was convinced that the teenage soprano singer and concert pianist had the talent, looks, and charm to have a successful career in Hollywood.

In 1941, her parents, Julia and Herman, and her sister, June, made the move from Wilmington, Delaware to Hollywood, California so Gloria could begin her new career.

Soon she was attending school with other child actors on the Warner Brothers studio lot, and along with her family, had fallen in love with California.

In 1942, Gloria appeared in her first motion picture, Always in My Heart, co-starring with two of Warner Brothers' most popular actors, Kay Francis and Walter Huston.