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
fun fame ran
Fame was thrilling only until it became grueling. Money was fun only until you ran out of things to buy.
movie successful hollywood
Hollywood's old trick: repeat a successful formula until it dies.
victim realms felt
At 26 I felt myself a victim rather than a victor in the realm of pictures.
stories bills complaining
When I die, my epitaph should read: She Paid the Bills. That's the story of my private life.
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.
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.
yesterday-and-today debt stories
My greatest debt will always be to the movie-going public of yesterday and today, without whose love and devotion I would have had no story to tell.
dream taken dark
So they were turning, after all - those cameras. Life, which can be strangely merciful, had taken pity on Norma Desmond. The dream she had clung to so desperately had enfolded her. Norma: You see, this is my life. It always will be! (In a whisper) There's nothing else - just us - and the cameras - and those wonderful people out there in the dark. All right, Mr. De Mille, I'm ready for my close-up.