Gloria Swanson
One of her many lovers was Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., the father of President John F. Kennedy. The elder Kennedy produced Swanson's Queen Kelly, which was directed by Eric von Stroheim. When Swanson starred in the 1950 Sunset Blvd., it is scenes of Queen Kelly that her character, Norma Desmond, is watching (with von Stroheim playing her butler).
Swanson made it into the talkies, even singing in Music in the Air, and she hosted a television anthology series, Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson, in which she occasionally acted. Her last Hollywood movie was Three for Bedroom C in 1952, although she did appear in the Italian movie Mio figlio Nerone. Her last acting role was in the television horror film Killer Bees in 1974.
She earned Academy Award Nominations for Sunset Blvd. (1951), The Trespasser (1930) and Sadie Thompson (1929).
Gloria Swanson was cremated, her ashes buried at the Church of Heavenly Rest, in New York City.
She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - one for motion pictures at 6748 Hollywood Blvd. and one for television at 6301 Hollywood Blvd.
Gloria Swanson Facts
Birth Name | Gloria May Josephine Svensson |
Occupation | Actress |
Birthday | March 27, 1899 |
Sign | Aries |
Birthplace | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Date of death | April 4, 1983 (age 84) |
Height | 4' 11½" (1m51) How tall is Gloria Swanson compared to you? |
Awards | 1951 Golden Globe Awards: Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (for Sunset Boulevard) |
Selected Filmography
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