Gloria Swanson
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Gloria Swanson was an American actress who became one of the biggest movie stars of the silent film era in the 1920s. She matters because she was a pioneering figure in early Hollywood who helped establish the star system and remained an influential cultural icon throughout the twentieth century.
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- 1899
- Died
- 1983
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Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gloria Swanson (March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983) was an American actress. 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, made dozens of silents and was nominated for the first Acadamy Award in the Best Actress catagory. In 1929, Swanson successfully transitioned to talkies with The…
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- Boulevard! A Hollywood Story — Self (archive footage)2021
- This Is Francis X. Bushman — Self (Archive Footage)2021
- Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim — Self2012
- Hollywood sul Tevere2009
- Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema — Self (voice) (archive footage)2007
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Gloria Mae Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983) was an American actress. She first achieved fame acting in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, most famously for her 1950 turn in Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard, which also earned her a Golden Globe Award.
Swanson was born in Chicago and raised in a military family that moved from base to base. Her infatuation with Essanay Studios actor Francis X. Bushman led to her aunt taking her to tour the actor's Chicago studio. The 15-year-old Swanson was offered a brief walk-on for one film and eventually a stock-players contract, beginning her life's career in front of the cameras. Swanson left school, and was soon hired to work in California for Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios comedy shorts opposite Bobby Vernon.
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