Gloria Swanson

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Black and white portrait of American actress Gloria Swanson wearing a cloche hat with a decorative bow, gazing slightly to the side.

Gloria Swanson and Antonio Moreno in formal attire, with Swanson wearing an ornate headpiece, in a dramatic scene from the film My American Wife (1932).

Gloria Swanson, looking up with a dramatic expression, stands close to William Holden, who faces her in a suit, in a scene from the film Sunset Boulevard.

Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond descends a staircase, arm raised dramatically, surrounded by police, photographers, and reporters in the final scene of Sunset Boulevard.

Cecil B. DeMille, right, leans in to speak with Gloria Swanson, dressed in a feathered hat and fur stole, on the set of Sunset Boulevard, with film crew visible in the background.

My American Wife

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American actress

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Black and white portrait of American actress Gloria Swanson wearing a cloche hat with a decorative bow, gazing slightly to the side.

Gloria Swanson

During the silent film era, Gloria Swanson achieved stardom through the films Don't...

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Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson.

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Gloria Swanson and Antonio Moreno in formal attire, with Swanson wearing an ornate headpiece, in a dramatic scene from the film My American Wife (1932).

My American Wife

Gloria Swanson and Antonio Moreno in My American Wife (1922), directed by...

From a private collection

Gloria Swanson, looking up with a dramatic expression, stands close to William Holden, who faces her in a suit, in a scene from the film Sunset Boulevard.

Sunset Boulevard

Gloria Swanson and William Holden in Sunset Boulevard (1950), directed by...

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Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond descends a staircase, arm raised dramatically, surrounded by police, photographers, and reporters in the final scene of Sunset Boulevard.

scene from the film Sunset Boulevard

Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950), directed and cowritten by Billy...

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Cecil B. DeMille, right, leans in to speak with Gloria Swanson, dressed in a feathered hat and fur stole, on the set of Sunset Boulevard, with film crew visible in the background.

Sunset Boulevard

Cecil B. DeMille (foreground right) and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard...

© 1950 Paramount Pictures Corporation

My American Wife

My American Wife

Gloria Swanson and Antonio Moreno in My American Wife (1923), directed by...

From a private collection

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