Gloria Swanson
| Born | March 27, 1899 |
| Hometown | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height | 4'11" (1.50m) |
| Spouse | William Dufty, William Davey, Michael Farmer, Henry de La Falaise, Herbert K. Somborn, Wallace Beery |
| Children | Michelle Bridget Farmer, Gloria Somborn |
| Parents | Adelaide Klanowski, Joseph T. Swanson |
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Gloria Swanson Was ‘Hungry to Better Herself’ on the Path to Becoming Hollywood’s 1st Glamour Queen
- After nearly two decades away from the silver screen, Gloria Swanson agreed to play a Hollywood legend who boards a fateful flight in the hit film Airport 1975. For the role, which would be her last, the diva insisted on writing her own dialogue. “I was holding out for a picture I could take my...
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AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Golden Globe | Actress in a Television Series | Burke's Law | Nominated |
| 1951 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Sunset Boulevard (film) | Winner |
| 1951 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Sunset Boulevard (film) | Nominated |
| 1931 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | The Trespasser (1929 film) | Nominated |
| 1929 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Sadie Thompson (film) | Nominated |
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Literature’s all-time jilted spinster, Miss Havisham, has been played by Martita Hunt, Anne Bancroft, Gillian Anderson and Helena Bonham Carter while also inspiring other memorable screen personalities, most notably “Sunset Boulevard’s” Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson). In “Peaky Blinders” showrunner Steven Knight’s adaptation of “Great Expectations,” Olivia Colman dons the tattered veil of the iconic character […]
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Bill Pence Dies: Telluride Film Festival Co-Founder Was 82
Bill Pence, a former VP at Janus Films who co-founded the integral Telluride Film Festival in 1974, has died. He was 82. The Telluride Daily Planet said Pence died December 6 after a long illness. A native of Minneapolis, Pence launched the Telluride fest with his wife, Stella, along with friend and film historian James […]
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Review: 'Salvatore' fetes a life devoted to feet and fashion
Working with the Ferragamo family, the director had an astonishing wealth of material to choose from: Between the family foundation and museum archives, numerous family members to interview, a slew of top cultural commentators and also some wonderful old Hollywood footage, you can almost feel Guadagnino efforting to get it all in. Then again, he knows some of us could watch films about Hollywood, about fashion, and especially about great shoes all day long.
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Local history: Hollywood diva Gloria Swanson gave Akron a close-up
‘Sunset Boulevard’ star came to town for 1952 fashion shows. Mayflower Hotel workers later called her ‘the most demanding guest ever to sleep there.’
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‘Sunset Boulevard’: THR’s 1950 Review
On August 10, 1950, Paramount’s Billy Wilder-directed drama Sunset Boulevard premiered in New York. The film went on to earn 11 nominations at the 23rd Academy Awards, winning in the art direction, music and writing categories. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review, titled “‘Sunset Boulevard’ Ranks Among All Time Greats,” is below: A mass entertainment medium […]
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Kansas Silent Film Festival will celebrate 25 years: 'Silent films create a whole new movie experience'
Story about a silent film festival taking place late next week in Topeka, with one of the films being shown featuring Kansas-born actor Buster Keaton.
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Oscar-winning actress and Chanel ambassador Penélope Cruz was honored at the Museum of Modern Art’s 14th annual film benefit last night in New York City.
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Nashville homophobia and lost Hollywood pipe dreams are among our top picks for ‘Reeling’ LGBTQ+ film festival
CHICAGO — “What if?” Two words; one question. The movies love that question. It fulfills the weirdest daydreams, unearths long-buried treasure, imagines what might’ve been and might be still. Three of the films screening this week at “Reeling: The 39th Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival,” held at the Landmark Century Centre, dig into cruel, mercurial American show business history and ...
