Gloria Swanson
Gloria Swanson
Gloria May Josephine Swansonwas an American actress and producer best known for her role as Norma Desmond, a reclusive silent film star, in the critically acclaimed 1950 film Sunset Boulevard...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth27 March 1899
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
safe cosmetics ingredients
I entered the cosmetics industry because I wanted more women to use cosmetics made with safe, healthful ingredients.
order scene difficulty
I always anticipated difficulties in order to avoid scenes.
successful six film
I had starred in more than 30 successful films, six in a row directed by Cecil B. De Mille.
friends years sculpture
My sculpture is very personal; for years my subjects were family and close, close friends.
want
I didn't want to spend the rest of my life playing Norma Desmond over and over again.
father military world
There was no place at all for me in my father's military world.
divorce caves desert
The day I initiated divorce proceedings against Michael Farmer, I was ready to retire to a desert cave and rethink my life.
years ifs deprived
If you're 40 years old and you've never had a failure, you've been deprived.
shooting firsts sides
From the first moment on the set I was consumed with curiousity about the technical side of shooting a sound picture.
pragmatic persons
I am a very pragmatic person.
islands keys paradise
Key West for me was a tropical island paradise.
names watches marquee
All they had to do was put my name on a marquee and watch the money roll in.
firsts marrying
I was the first celebrity in pictures to be marrying a titled European.
office corporations directors
I doubted that there were Communists hiding behind every corporation desk and director's chair.