Gloria Swanson
Gloria Mae Josephine Swanson was an American actress. She first achieved fame acting in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, most famously for her 1950 turn in Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard, which earned her a Golden Globe Award.
Background
- Born in
- Chicago
- Educated at
- Lake View High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama🏆 The George Pal Memorial Award🏆 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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1899
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Birth1983
Died
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