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Gloria Swanson


Birth name: Gloria May Josephine Svensson
Birth: 27 March 1899
Died: 4 April 1983
Nationality: American
Hollywood Walk Star: Yes
Gloria Swanson

Career / Biography

Gloria Swanson was an actress with a long career starting in 1915 in the silent era and spaning 60 years into the the 1970's. She was married 6 times. Her first husband was Wallace Beery. She was nominated for three Best Actress Oscars. She initially started as a comic actor but under the direction of Cecil B Demille she expanded into more dramatic roles and became a style icon.

Films

Indiscreet (1931)
Tonight Or Never (1931)
The Trespasser (1929)
Sadie Thompson (1928)
The Love Of Sunya (1927) - Silent
Stage Struck (1925) - Silent
Manhandled (1924) - Silent
Zaza (1923) - Silent
Beyond The Rocks (1922) - Silent
The Affairs Of Anatol (1921) - Silent
Why Change Your Wife? (1920) - Silent
Male And Female (1919) - Silent
For Better, For Worse (1919) - Silent
Don't Change Your Husband (1919) - Silent
The Sultan's Wife (1917) - Silent
Teddy At The Throttle (1917) - Silent
The Danger Girl (1916) - Silent

Oscars

Nomination - Best Actress - Sunset Blvd (1950)
Nomination - Best Actress - The Trespasser (1929)
Nomination Best Actress - Sadie Thompson (1928)

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