Gloria Swanson
Actor, Film actor
1899 – 1983
Who was Gloria Swanson?
Gloria May Josephine Swanson was an American actress, singer and producer, who is best known for her role as Norma Desmond, a faded silent film star, in the critically acclaimed film Sunset Boulevard. She was one of the most prominent stars during the silent film era as both an actress and a fashion icon, especially under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille, making dozens of silent films and being nominated for the first Academy Award in the Best Actress category. She also produced her own films like Sadie Thompson and The Love of Sunya. In 1929, Swanson transitioned to talkies with The Trespasser. However, personal problems and changing tastes saw her popularity wane during the 1930s when she moved into theater and television.
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- Born
- Mar 27, 1899
Chicago - Also known as
- Gloria May Josephine Swanson
- Gloria May Josephine Svensson
- Miss Swanson
- Miss Gloria Swanson
- Gloria Mae
- Parents
- Spouses
- Wallace Beery
(1916/03/27 - 1919/03/01) - Herbert K. Somborn
(1919/12/20 - 1925/01) - Henri de la Falaise
(1925/01/29 - 1931/11/06) - Michael Farmer
(1931/08/16 - 1934/11/07) - William Davey
(1945/01/29 - 1946) - William Dufty
(1976/02/02 - 1983/04/04)
- Wallace Beery
- Children
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Ethnicity
- Swedish American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Hawthorne Scholastic Academy
- Lived in
- Key West
- Puerto Rico
- California
- Died
- Apr 4, 1983
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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