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Gloria Swanson
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenUnited States Edit
Name in native languageGloria Swanson Edit
Birth nameGloria May Josephine Swanson Edit
Name wey dem give amGloria Edit
Family nameSwanson Edit
Ein date of birth27 March 1899 Edit
Place dem born amChicago Edit
Date wey edie4 April 1983 Edit
Place wey edieWeill Cornell Medical Center Edit
Cause of deathcardiovascular disease Edit
Place wey dem bury amEpiscopal Church of the Heavenly Rest Columbarium Edit
Ein poppieJoseph T. Swanson Edit
MummieAdelaide Klanowski Edit
KiddieGloria Somborn, Michelle Bridget Farmer Edit
Native languageEnglish Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Writing languageEnglish Edit
Educate forLake View High School Edit
Work locationUnited States Edit
Work period (start)1914 Edit
Work period (end)1983 Edit
Political party ein memberRepublican Party Edit
Religion anaa worldviewLutheranism Edit
Dey archive forHarry Ransom Center Edit
Influenced byHenry G. Bieler, Lelord Kordel Edit
Award e receivestar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, The George Pal Memorial Award Edit
Dem nominate forAcademy Award for Best Actress, Academy Award for Best Actress, Academy Award for Best Actress Edit
Described at URLhttps://www.nytimes.com/1983/04/05/obituaries/gloria-swanson-dies-20-s-film-idol.html Edit
Documentation files atSAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts Edit

Gloria Josephine Mae Swanson[1] (March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983) be American actress den producer. Na she first achieve fame for acting chaw silent films for de 1920s insyd wey dem nominate am three times for de Academy Award for Best Actress, most famously for ein 1950 return for Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard insyd, wey san so earn am ein Golden Globe Award.

Ein early life

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Dem born Swanson for sam small house for Chicago insyd for 1899, na she be de only child of Adelaide (née Klanowski) den Joseph Theodore Swanson (né Svensson), soldier.[2] Dem raise am for de Lutheran faith insyd. Na ein poppie be Swedish American wey ein mommie be German, French, den Polish ancestry.[3][4]

Ein portrayals

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Swanson play for both television top den for film insyd by de actresses wey dey follow:

  • 1971: Carol Burnett for The Carol Burnett Show top[5]
  • 1984: Diane Venora for The Cotton Club insyd[6]
  • 1990: Madolyn Smith for The Kennedys of Massachusetts insyd[7]
  • 1991: Ann Turkel for White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd insyd[8]
  • 2008: Kristen Wiig for Saturday Night Live insyd[9]
  • 2013: Debi Mazar for Return to Babylon insyd[10]

Stage

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Note: Dem limit de list below to New York Broadway theatrical productions.

Broadway credits of Gloria Swanson
Title Date Role Ref(s)
A Goose for the Gander January 23, 1945 – February 3, 1945 Katherine [11]
Bathsheba March 26, 1947 – April 19, 1947 [12]
Twentieth Century December 24, 1950 – June 2, 1951 Lily Garland [13]
Nina December 5, 1951 – January 12, 1952 Nina [14]
Butterflies Are Free September 7, 1971 – July 2, 1972 Mrs. Baker [15]

Ein filmography

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Key
† Dey denote lost anaa presumed lost film.

Shorts

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Short subject
Title Year Role Notes
Studio/Distributor 		Ref(s)
The Song of the Soul † 1914 Unconfirmed [16]
The Misjudged Mr. Hartley † 1915 Maid [17]
At the End of a Perfect Day † 1915 Hands Bouquet to Holmes Uncredited, actual release date of January 26, 2015 [16]
The Ambition of the Baron 1915 Bit part Essanay Film
starring Francis X. Bushman 		[18]
His New Job 1915 Stenographer Essanay Film
Charlie Chaplin wey wrep den direct am 		[17]
The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket † 1915 Farina, Elvira's Daughter Credited as Gloria Mae
Essanay Film 		[17]
Sweedie Goes to College † 1915 College Girl Wallace Beery play Sweedie insyd series of shorts
Essanay Film 		[19]
The Romance of an American Duchess † 1915 Minor Role Uncredited
Essanay Film 		[20]
The Broken Pledge † 1915 Gloria Essanay Film [21]
A Dash of Courage † 1916 Keystone/Triangle
plus Bobby Vernon
wey Clarence G. Badger direct am 		[22]
Hearts and Sparks † 1916 Keystone/Triangle
plus Bobby Vernon
wey Clarence G. Badger direct am 		[23]
A Social Cub † 1916 Keystone/Triangle
plus Bobby Vernon
wey Clarence G. Badger direct am 		[24]
The Danger Girl 1916 Reggie's madcap sister Keystone/Triangle
plus Bobby Vernon
wey Clarence G. Badger direct am 		[25]
Haystacks and Steeples † 1916 Keystone/Triangle
plus Bobby Vernon
wey Clarence G. Badger direct am 		[26]
The Nick of Time Baby 1916 Keystone/Triangle
plus Bobby Vernon
wey Clarence G. Badger direct am 		[27]
Teddy at the Throttle 1917 Gloria Dawn, His Sweetheart Uncredited plus Bobby Vernon
wey Clarence G. Badger direct am 		[28]
Baseball Madness † 1917 Victor Film/Universal [29]
Dangers of a Bride † 1917 Keystone/Triangle wey Clarence G. Badger direct am [30]
Whose Baby? 1917 Keystone/Triangle
plus Bobby Vernon
wey Clarence G. Badger direct am 		[30]
The Sultan's Wife 1917 Gloria Keystone/Triangle
plus Bobby Vernon
wey Clarence G. Badger direct am 		[30]
The Pullman Bride 1917 The Girl Paramount-Mack Sennett by Clarence G. Badger direct am [31]
A Trip to Paramountown 1922 Ein self Paramount [32]

Features

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Feature film credits of Gloria Swanson
Title Year Role Notes
Studio/Distributor
Society for Sale † 1918 Phylis Clyne Triangle Film Corporation [33]
Her Decision † 1918 Phyllis Dunbar Triangle Film Corporation
Jack Conway direct am 		[34]
You Can't Believe Everything † 1918 Patricia Reynolds Triangle Film Corporation
Jack Conway direct am 		[35]
Station Content 1918 Kitty Manning Triangle Film Corporation
Arthur Hoyt direct am
One reel survives 		[35]
Everywoman's Husband 1918 Edith Emerson Triangle Film Corporation
Gilbert P. Hamilton direct am 		[35]
Shifting Sands 1918 Marcia Grey Triangle Film Corporation
Albert Parker direct am 		[36]
The Secret Code † 1918 Sally Carter Rand Triangle Film Corporation
Albert Parker direct am 		[35]
Wife or Country † 1918 Sylvia Hamilton Triangle Film Corporation
E. Mason Hopper direct am 		[35]
Don't Change Your Husband 1919 Leila Porter Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Cecil B. DeMille direct am 		[36]
For Better, for Worse 1919 Sylvia Norcross Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Cecil B. DeMille direct am 		[35]
Male and Female 1919 Lady Mary Lasenby Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Cecil B. DeMille direct am 		[37]
Why Change Your Wife? 1920 Beth Gordon Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Cecil B. DeMille direct am 		[37]
Something to Think About 1920 Ruth Anderson Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Cecil B. DeMille direct am 		[37]
The Affairs of Anatol 1921 Vivian Spencer – Anatol's Wife Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Cecil B. DeMille direct am 		[37][38]
The Great Moment † 1921 Nada Pelham/Nadine Pelham Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Sam Wood direct am 		[37]
Under the Lash † 1921 Deborah Krillet Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Sam Wood direct am 		[39]
Don't Tell Everything † 1921 Marian Westover Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Sam Wood direct am 		[40]
Her Husband's Trademark 1922 Lois Miller Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Sam Wood direct am 		[40]
Her Gilded Cage † 1922 Suzanne Ornoff Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Sam Wood direct am 		[40]
Beyond the Rocks 1922 Theodora Fitzgerald Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Sam Wood direct am 		[40]
The Impossible Mrs. Bellew † 1922 Betty Bellew Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Sam Wood direct am 		[40]
My American Wife † 1922 Natalie Chester Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Sam Wood direct am 		[41]
Prodigal Daughters † 1923 Swifty Forbes Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Sam Wood direct am 		[42]
Bluebeard's 8th Wife † 1923 Mona deBriac Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Sam Wood direct am 		[42]
Hollywood † 1923 Cameo role Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount [43]
Zaza 1923 Zaza Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Allan Dwan direct am 		[42]
The Humming Bird 1924 Toinette Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Sidney Olcott direct am 		[42]
A Society Scandal † 1924 Marjorie Colbert Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Allan Dwan direct am 		[42]
Manhandled 1924 Tessie McGuire Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Allan Dwan direct am 		[42]
Her Love Story † 1924 Princess Marie Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Allan Dwan direct am
Wages of Virtue † 1924 Carmelita Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Allan Dwan direct am
Madame Sans-Gêne † 1925 Madame Sans-Gêne Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Léonce Perret direct am
The Coast of Folly † 1925 Joyce Gathway/Nadine Gathway Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Allan Dwan direct am
Stage Struck 1925 Jennie Hagen Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Allan Dwan direct am
The Untamed Lady † 1926 St. Clair Van Tassel Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Frank Tuttle direct am
Fine Manners 1926 Orchid Murphy Famous Players–Lasky/Paramount
Richard Rosson direct am
The Love of Sunya 1927 Sunya Ashling Swanson Producing Corporation/United Artists
Albert Parker direct am
Sadie Thompson 1928 Sadie Thompson Gloria Swanson Productions/United Artists
Raoul Walsh direct am
Queen Kelly 1928 Kitty Kelly/Queen Kelly Joseph P. Kennedy/United Artists
Erich von Stroheim direct am
The Trespasser 1929 Marion Donnell Gloria Productions/United Artists
Edmund Goulding direct am
Dem release am insyd two versions, one silent, den de oda plus sound
What a Widow! † 1930 Tamarind Brook Gloria Productions/United Artists
Allan Dwan direct am
Indiscreet 1931 Geraldine "Gerry" Trent Feature Productions, Inc.
A DeSylva, Brown & Henderson Production
Leo McCarey direct am
Tonight or Never 1931 Nella Vago Feature Productions, Inc./United Artists
Mervyn LeRoy direct am
Perfect Understanding 1933 Judy Rogers Gloria Swanson British Productions, Ltd./United Artists
Cyril Gardner direct am
Music in the Air 1934 Frieda Hotzfelt Erich Pommer Productions/Fox Film
Joe May direct am
Father Takes a Wife 1941 Leslie Collier Osborne Marcus Lee/RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
William Dorfman direct am
Sunset Boulevard 1950 Norma Desmond Charles Brackett/Paramount
Billy Wilder direct am
3 for Bedroom "C" 1952 Ann Haven/costume designer Brenco Pictures Corporation/Warner Bros.
Milton H. Bren direct am
Nero's Weekend (aka Nero's Mistress) 1956 Agrippina Les Films Marceau and Titanus/Manhattan Films International
Steno direct am
Airport 1975 1974 Einself Universal Pictures
Jack Smight direct am

Television

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Television
Title Year Role Notes Ref(s)
The Gloria Swanson Hour 1948 Hostess Variety show
The Peter Lind Hayes Show 1950 Herself Episode #1.1
sitcom show
Hollywood Opening Night 1953 Episode: "The Pattern"
Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson 1954–1955 Hostess 25 episodes
The Steve Allen Show 1957 Norma Desmond Episode #3.8
Straightaway 1961 Lorraine Carrington Episode: "A Toast to Yesterday"
Dr. Kildare 1963 Julia Colton Episode: "The Good Luck Charm"
Burke's Law 1963–1964 Various roles 2 episodes
Kraft Suspense Theatre 1964 Mrs. Charlotte Heaton Segment: "Who Is Jennifer?"
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1964 Mrs. Daniels Episode: "Behind the Locked Door"
My Three Sons 1965 Margaret McSterling Episode: "The Fountain of Youth"
Ben Casey 1965 Victoria Hoffman Episode: "Minus That Rusty Old Hacksaw"
The Beverly Hillbillies 1966 Herself Episode: "The Gloria Swanson Story"
The Eternal Tramp Special 1972 Narrator aka Chaplinesque, My Life and Hard Times
The Carol Burnett Show 1973 Herself Episode #7.3
Killer Bees 1974 Madame Maria von Bohlen Television movie
The Great Debate 1974 Herself Canadian interview show plus James Bawden
Hollywood 1980 Herself Television documentary

Awards den nominations

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Year Award Result Category Film or series Ref(s)
1929 Academy Award Dem nominate am Best Actress Sadie Thompson
1931 The Trespasser
1951 Sunset Boulevard
1951 Golden Globe Award She win Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
1964 Dem nominate am Best TV Star – Female Burke's Law
1951 Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists She win Best Actress – Foreign Film (Migliore Attrice Straniera) Sunset Boulevard
1951 Jussi Award She win Best Foreign Actress
1950 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures She win Best Actress
1980 Career Achievement Award -
1975 Saturn Award She win Special Award -

References

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  1. ↑ "Gloria Swanson". tcm.com. Turner Classic Movies, Inc. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  2. ↑ Quirk 1984, pp. 15, 17.
  3. ↑ Quirk 1984, p. 17.
  4. ↑ Harzig & Matovic 2018, p. 283.
  5. ↑ "Paley Center for Media". www.paleycenter.org. Archived from the original on October 10, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  6. ↑ Holbrook 2011, p. 158.
  7. ↑ Shales, Tom (February 17, 1990). "TV PREVIEW". Washington Post. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  8. ↑ Brennan, Patricia (May 5, 1991). "'WHITE HOT' THE UNSOLVED MURDER OF THELMA TODD". Washington Post. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  9. ↑ Carbone, Gina (October 26, 2008). "Jon Hamm is mad funny! 'Mad Men' hero hams it up on SNL". seacoastonline.com. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Return to Babylon". cinema.usc.edu. USC Cinematic Arts, School of Cinematic Arts Events. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  11. ↑ "A Goose for the Gander". IBDB. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Bathsheba". IBDB. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Twentieth Century". IBDB. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Nina". IBDB. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Butterflies Are Free". IBDB. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Shearer 2013, p. 14.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Shearer 2013, p. 19.
  18. ↑ Welsch 2013, p. 14.
  19. ↑ Welsch 2013, p. 18.
  20. ↑ Welsch 2013, p. 15.
  21. ↑ Shearer 2013, p. 21.
  22. ↑ Welsch 2013, p. 22.
  23. ↑ Shearer 2013, p. 29.
  24. ↑ King 2009, p. 172.
  25. ↑ Welsch 2013, pp. 24, 36, 355.
  26. ↑ Shearer 2013, p. 30.
  27. ↑ Shearer 2013, p. 31.
  28. ↑ Shearer 2013, p. 34.
  29. ↑ Welsch 2013, p. 399n36.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 Shearer 2013, p. 35.
  31. ↑ Welsch 2013, pp. 34–35.
  32. ↑ "Trip to Paramountown is Stellar Traffic Jam". The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  33. ↑ "Society for Sale". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  34. ↑ Welsch 2013, p. 438.
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.5 Welsch 2013, p. 439.
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 Welsch 2013, p. 39.
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 Welsch 2013, p. 440.
  38. ↑ Birchard 2009, p. 162.
  39. ↑ Welsch 2013, pp. 440–441.
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 Welsch 2013, p. 441.
  41. ↑ Welsch 2013, pp. 441–442.
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4 42.5 Welsch 2013, p. 442.
  43. ↑ "Hollywood". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
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