Friends, family celebrate the life of Gloria Greer

A little woman with a big personality, and smile that just wouldn’t quit.

Hundreds of people came out to Camelot Theaters in Palm Springs to remember the life of Gloria Greer.

She worked in the desert as a entertainment journalist starting in the 1960s and landed interviews with the biggest names in Hollywood and even presidents of the United States.

“She interviewed so many amazing and astonishing people throughout here career, but she always very very humble, and it always surprised her when someone would come up and ask for an autograph,” said Ann Greer, one of Gloria’s daughters.

Greer worked as a reporter for the NBC-affiliated television station KMIR for 25 years, but also made her mark in interviews on her own television shows and specials. She also edited the Social Life section of Palm Springs Life magazine.

“She gave of herself greatly and it’s sometimes misunderstood, because you are part of the Hollywood crowd that you are superficial, that wasn’t the case with her I think she gave of her heart, and she was a great philanthropist,” said Steven Geiger who says he knew Greer for 24 years.

Greer founded Act for MS after her daughter Norma was diagnosed with the disease. The foundation has helped people battling multiple sclerosis for years.

“Gloria did so much for all the non-profits in the desert, and as you know there is something like 800 of them now, I don’t think she ever turned any of them down and I know during season here schedule was unbelievable, she was always willing to help in anyway she could,” said Pam Trokel who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 10 years ago.

Greer passed away on October 30th, she had recently announced she was battling cancer, and the coroner’s office said she died of natural causes. She was 87 years old.