Gloria Loring

Person · Open Library

Works

11

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Film & TV

New York City, New York, USA

A consummate singer and entertainer, Gloria Loring is the recording artist of the #1 hit song "Friends and Lovers," co-composer of television theme songs for Diff'rent Strokes (1978) and The Facts of Life (1979), an audience favorite from daytime TV's Days of Our Lives (1965), spokesperson for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), the author of seven books, a keynote speaker, one of…

Known for

• Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops — Self2016
• Disney XD Growing Up Viral — Grandma2016
• Back to Christmas — Robin2014
• The View — Self1997
• Burke's Law — Sam1994
• Saved by the Bell: The College Years — Mrs. Burke1993
• Renegade — Melissa Dixon1992
• Living with Diabetes: A Winning Formula1991
• Beverly Hills, 90210 — Mrs. Cleveland1990
• Freddy's Nightmares — Ellen Kramer1988

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Female

Origin

United States

Active from

1946-12-10

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

3,724

Total plays

17,435

Gloria Loring (born Gloria Jean Goff on December 12, 1946 in New York City) is an American singer and actress. She began her music career at age 14, singing with a folk group known as Those Four. She went on to perform on a wide range of TV programs in the '70s, from "The Carol Burnett Show" to the Academy Awards ceremony. Loring was married to actor Alan Thicke ("Growing Pains") from 1970 until 1983, and they composed the theme songs to "Diff'rent Strokes" and "The Facts of Life. <a href="htt

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Music

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

female

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

New York City

Spouse

Alan Thicke

Child

Robin Thicke

Occupation

singer

Languages spoken

English language

Native language

English language

Instrument

voice

Official website

www.glorialoring.com

Image

Gloria Loring 1969.JPG

Voice type

mezzo-soprano

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