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Gloria Swanson

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Gloria Swanson

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Also known as Gloria May Josephine Svensson, Gloria Josephine May Swanson, Josephine Swenson, Gloria Mae Swanson, Gloria Josephine Mae Swanson

American actress (1899–1983)

OverviewAI-generated

Gloria Swanson was an American actress, film producer, stage actor, and autobiographer. Born in Chicago in 1899, she began her professional career in 1914 and continued working until her death in 1983. She was a member of the Republican Party and practiced Lutheranism. Swanson was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and is recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection.

Her published works include *Playgoers*, *Butterflies are free*, *A goose for the gander*, *Between seasons*, and *Guroria Suwanson jiden*. She was married to Wallace Beery and Henry de La Falaise and had three children. Swanson died at Weill Cornell Medical Center from cardiovascular disease. Her archives are held at the Harry Ransom Center.

Synthesized by Vinony from 43 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1899
Died
1983
Works
6

Top works

  • Guroria Suwanson jiden
  • Playgoers
  • Butterflies are free
  • A goose for the gander
  • Between seasons

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Film & TV

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…

Known for

  • 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
  • The Casting Couch1995
  • Marilyn Monroe — archive footage1986
  • Men Who Rate a 10 — Self1980
  • Hollywood — Self1980
  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self1975

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1899
Active to
1983
Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
927
Total plays
4,573

Tags

indieoldieshagen

Similar artists

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Gloria Swanson is a name of at least two acts: 1) A Hagen, Germany band (aka Gloria Swanson (GER)), who's influences include: Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Ryan Adams. Their sound might be described as indie rock 'n' roll connected with blues and soul, while the singer's voice adds a whole lot of emotions to the songs. The members are Christoph (drums, backing vocals), Mel (lead guitar, slide guitar), Marius (bass), Dennis (vocals, rhythm guitar, harp) and Johannes (organ, piano). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Gloria+Swanson">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine

    · 2020 · cited 14,077x

  2. Optical Coherence Tomography

    · 1991 · cited 11,104x

  3. Human gut microbiome viewed across age and geography

    · 2012 · cited 6,830x

  4. Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    · 2012 · cited 6,817x

  5. Observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 GeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC

    · 2012 · cited 6,660x

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Quotes

  • “I'll be eighty this month. Age, if nothing else, entitles me to set the record straight before I dissolve. I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce a book.”
  • “Actors and actresses are overrated...Once just a few people knew about them. Then films started and we found ourselves canned like sardines and sent all over the world. It gave us an exaggerated idea of our importance. A scientist who saves thousands of lives is much more important. I wouldn't be twenty years old today for anything. Films aren't entertainments any more, they are realism. I come out of these films positively exhausted. I want to throw up.”

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gloria Swanson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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