William Holden, Gloria Swanson and 'Sunset Boulevard' at the Metropolitan. 214 of 291 people found this review helpful. [16][14], At the behest of DeMille, Swanson signed a contract with Famous Players-Lasky on December 30, 1918, for $150 a week, to be raised to $200 a week, and eventually $350 a week. While it was well received at the time, no prints are known to exist and it is considered to be a lost film. [71], When she made the transition to sound films as her career simultaneously began to decline, Swanson moved permanently to New York City in 1938. When Joe falls in love for the young aspirant writer Betty Schaefer, Norma becomes jealous and completely insane and her madness leads to a tragic end. "[86], Although Swanson had objected to enduring a screen test for the movie, she had been glad to be making much more money than she had been in television and on stage. [114] He also ghostwrote Swanson's 1981 autobiography Swanson on Swanson, which became a commercial success. Back to Gallery. Sunset Blvd. Under The Lash: The Shulamire, 1921 (Allstar/PARAMOUNT) Made a full 21 years later, this would be Gloria Swanson… [89] Her last major Hollywood motion picture role was also her first color film, the poorly received Three for Bedroom "C" in 1952. Arthur P. Siccardi Dies: Veteran Broadway Production Supervisor Was 89, The 10 Best Film Noirs Shot In Color, Ranked, Glenn Close Says Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘Shakespeare in Love’ Oscar Win Didn’t Make Sense, Top 100 Movies as Rated by Women on IMDb in 2016, 'Their Finest' Director Lone Scherfig: Five Beloved Movies About Movies, Best Black & White Best Picture Oscar Nominee. [5], Her family once again residing in Chicago, the adolescent Gloria developed a crush on actor Francis X. Bushman and knew he was employed by Essanay Studios in the city. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. [90] [163] In the subsequent legal separation proceedings, the judge ordered him to pay Swanson alimony. [18] She made six pictures under the direction of DeMille,[19] including Male and Female[20] (1919) in which she posed with a lion as "Lion's Bride". From the following year on, she had leading roles in pictures for Keystone, then a year with Triangle, and, in 1919, a contract with Cecil B. DeMille. [100][101] She made a guest appearance on The Dick Cavett Show in the summer of 1970; a guest on the same show as Janis Joplin. [1] She was raised in the Lutheran faith. [60] Written by Edmund Goulding, with Laura Hope Crews fine-tuning the dialogue, Kennedy approved funding for the go-ahead on the production. [143] She got a huge welcome home with parades in both New York and Los Angeles. Soon afterwards, Triangle was in a financial bind and loaned Swanson to DeMille for the comedy Don't Change Your Husband. In an early manuscript of her autobiography written in her own hand decades later, Swanson recalled "I was never so convincingly and thoroughly loved as I was by Herbert Marshall. [170] Swanson testified on Lennon's behalf at his immigration hearing in New York City, which led to his becoming a permanent resident. Director Charley Chase recalled that Swanson was "frightened to death" of Vernon's dangerous stunts. 1919–1926: Famous Players-Lasky/Paramount Pictures, Gloria Swanson, interview on Dick Cavette Show, Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, First Amendment to the United States Constitution, The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket, Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, List of actors with Academy Award nominations, "Gloria Swanson is back and full of organic beans", "William F. Dufty, 86; Wrote 'Lady Sings the Blues' and 'Sugar Blues, "Film Producer Divorces Gloria Swanson; Says Star Deserted Him", "Gloria Swanson marries Marquis De la Flaise", "Film Writer Socks Actor in Row Over Gloria Swanson; Foes Tell Different Versions of How It All Happened", "Gloria Swanson Tells Davey's Drinking Habit", "CONVERSATIONS WITH LENNON | Vanity Fair | November 2001", "An Inventory of Her Papers at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center", "$182,000 spent for memorabilia of star Swanson", "Gloria Swanson | Hollywood Walk of Fame", "Stars of Silent Era Named for George Awards", "Eastman House Again Honors Gloria Swanson", "Do these celebrities get tribes? [111] Kevin Brownlow and David Gill interviewed her for Hollywood, a television history of the silent era. [129], She married Herbert K. Somborn on December 20, 1919. Swanson would later recall that her Aunt Inga brought her at age 15 to visit Bushman's studio, where she was discovered by a tour guide. [83] During the scene leading up to Cecil B. DeMille's cameo, where Max chauffeurs Desmond to the studio, her Isotta Fraschini luxury automobile was towed from behind the camera because Stroheim had never learned to drive. Swanson recreates her iconic role as the faded silent screen star Norma Desmond. [22], Why Change Your Wife? Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. [126] Taking medication given to her by Beery, purported to be for morning sickness, she aborted the fetus and was taken unconscious to the hospital. Her other notable movies included Bluebeard’s 8th … [41] Gloria Swanson Productions proposed to film the controversial Sadie Thompson about the travails of a prostitute living in American Samoa, a project that initially pleased United Artists president Joseph Schenck. Gloria Swanson, as Norma Desmond, an aging silent-film queen, and William Holden, as the struggling young screenwriter who is held in thrall by her madness, created two of the screen's most memorable characters in "Sunset Boulevard." [131] Their daughter, Gloria Swanson Somborn, was born October 7, 1920. [109] After her success with Sunset Boulevard, she starred on Broadway in a revival of Twentieth Century with José Ferrer, and in Nina with David Niven. Swanson declared "Under God we became the freest, strongest, wealthiest nation on earth, should we change that? Warner and Anna Q. Winner of three Academy Awards®, director Billy Wilder's powerful orchestration of the bizarre tale is a true cinematic classic. A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return. View production, box office, & company info. Sunset Boulevard (styled in the main title on-screen as SUNSET BLVD.) Farmer was a man of independent financial means who seemed to not have been employed. is the original concept musical based on the 1950 Billy Wilder film 'Sunset Boulevard'. Boulevard! The Isotta-Fraschini used in Sunset Boulevard has Norma Desmond's initials on the door. Plot: A young screenwriter ends up being a gigolo to an aging silent film star who is intent on making a comeback. [61] The film was a melodrama, complete with musical numbers sung by Swanson and completed in 21 days. If that weren't enough, there's even a cameo by silent film great Buster Keaton (among others).One of the most appealing aspects of this film is how, in the story, an aging, forgotten star is trying to recapture a bygone era (the silent film era). [127] Soon afterwards, she filed for divorce, which was not finalized until December 13, 1918. After refusing to attack an enemy position, a general accuses the soldiers of cowardice and their commanding officer must defend them. While trying to escape from his creditors, he has a flat tire and parks his car in a decadent mansion in Sunset Boulevard. Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, This is such a great film on so many levels I can't really settle on where to begin. [139] Following a 4-month recuperation from her abortion, they returned to the United States as European nobility. [8] In 1915, she co-starred in Sweedie Goes to College with her future first husband Wallace Beery. The only place you can see part of it now is in Sunset Boulevard. In Hollywood of the 50's, the obscure screenplay writer Joe Gillis is not able to sell his work to the studios, is full of debts and is thinking in returning to his hometown to work in an office. [149], While still married to Henri, Swanson had a lengthy affair with the married Joseph P. Kennedy, father of future President John F. Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases ... Gloria Swanson. Drama. [13][15] Triangle had never put Swanson under contract, but did increase her pay to $15 a week. Gloria May Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899 – April 04, 1983) wis an American actress an producer best lent for her role as Norma Desmond, a reclusive silent film star, in the critically acclaimed 1950 film Sunset Boulevard. In a department store, American actress Gloria Swanson introduces her signature line of women's wear, 'Forever Young' , New York, New York, 1964. [158][159][160] After almost three years with the actor, Swanson left him once she became convinced he would never divorce his wife Edna Best, for her. He took over all of her personal and business affairs and was supposed to make her millions. The movie is named after the iconic street that runs through Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, Calif. A sharp A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue. Use the HTML below. [72] Swanson starred in Father Takes a Wife for RKO in 1941. [25] The Trespasser in 1929 was a sound production, and garnered Swanson her second Oscar nomination. [62] The world premiere was held in London, the first American sound production to do so. [95][96] On The Carol Burnett Show in 1973, Swanson reprised her impersonation of Charlie Chaplin from both Sunset Boulevard and Manhandled. Of my five marriages this one came the nearest to being what I, in my haus-frau heart, have always wanted a marriage to be. [2][3] Because of her father's attachment to the U.S. Army, the family moved frequently. A former police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with a hauntingly beautiful woman. [47], By the end of 1927, Swanson was in dire financial straits, with only $65 in the bank. Swanson made only three films after Sunset Boulevard, but starred in numerous stage and television productions during her remaining years. 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