生于加拿大蒙特利尔，早年接受过钢琴和舞蹈训练，14岁时在选美时获胜。第一次世界大战期间，她和妹妹随母亲来到纽约。1923年被米高梅公司的制片人欧文．索尔伯格发掘，签下长期的演出合同。1925年起担当主角，她...
John Gilbert was born into a show-business family - his father was a comic with the Pringle Stock Company. By 1915 John was an extra with Thomas H. Ince’s company and a lead player by 1917. In those days he was assistant director, actor or screenwriter.
