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
talking world firsts
The English press treated the world premiere of my first talking picture as a major event.
age firsts necks
The first feminine feature that goes, with advancing age, is the neck.
sunset publicity euthanasia
The Paramount executives were so pleased with Sunset Boulevard that they asked me to do a publicity tour.
office corporations directors
I doubted that there were Communists hiding behind every corporation desk and director's chair.
firsts marrying
I was the first celebrity in pictures to be marrying a titled European.
names watches marquee
All they had to do was put my name on a marquee and watch the money roll in.
father military world
There was no place at all for me in my father's military world.
shooting firsts sides
From the first moment on the set I was consumed with curiousity about the technical side of shooting a sound picture.
years ifs deprived
If you're 40 years old and you've never had a failure, you've been deprived.
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.
pragmatic persons
I am a very pragmatic person.
islands keys paradise
Key West for me was a tropical island paradise.
want
I didn't want to spend the rest of my life playing Norma Desmond over and over again.
baby parent feels
I feel sure that unborn babies pick their parents.