Gloria Swanson
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Gloria Swanson[1](Gloria Josephine Mae,March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983) was anAmericanmovie, television, stage, voice, radio,silent movieactress, singer andmovie producer.She played Norma Desmond inSunset Boulevard.She won aGolden Globe Awardin 1951 and aSaturn Awardin 1975. She was known for having an affair withJoseph P. Kennedy, Sr..Swanson was born inChicago,Illinois.[2]She studied atHawthorne Scholastic Academy.She was married six times, having a relationship withWallace Beery(1916-1919), Herbert K. Somborn (1919-1922), Henri de la Falaise (1925-1930), Michael Farmer (1931-1934), William Davey (1945-1946) and William Dufty (1976-1983). Swanson had three children. She died of heart failure. She was buried at the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest inNew York City.
References
[change|change source]- ↑Cornell Sarvady, Andrea; Miller, Frank; Haskell, Molly; Osborne, Robert (2006).Leading Ladies: The 50 Most Unforgettable Actresses of the Studio Era.Chronicle Books. pp.185.ISBN0-8118-5248-2.
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:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑Harzig, Christiane (1996).Peasant Maids, City Women.Cornell University Press. p. 283.ISBN0-8014-8395-6.
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- 1899 births
- 1983 deaths
- Deaths from heart failure
- American movie actors
- American television actors
- American stage actors
- American voice actors
- American radio actors
- American silent movie actors
- Singers from Chicago
- Actors from Chicago
- Movie producers from Chicago
- Golden Globe Award winning actors
- Saturn Award winners