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Gloria Swanson

Actress Gloria Swanson

Profession: Actress

Nationality:
United States of America
American

Biography: Sunset Boulevard, Queen Kelly

Born: March 27, 1899
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Aries

Died: April 4, 1983 (aged 84)
Cause of Death: Heart ailment

Married Life

  • 1916-03-27 Actress Gloria Swanson (17) weds actor Wallace Beery (30)
  • 1919-03-01 Actress Gloria Swanson (19) divorces actor Wallace Beery (31) after 2 years of marriage
  • 1919-12-20 Actress Gloria Swanson (20) weds businessman Herbert K. Somborn (38)
  • 1922-08-09 Actress Gloria Swanson (23) divorces businessman Herbert K. Somborn after almost 3 years of marriage
  • 1925-01-28 Actress Gloria Swanson (25) weds aristocrat Henri de la Falaise (26) in Paris, France
  • 1931-11-09 Actress Gloria Swanson (32) divorces aristocrat Henri de la Falaise (33) after 6 years of marriage
  • 1931-11-09 Actress Gloria Swanson (32) weds Michael Farmer
  • 1934-11-07 Actress Gloria Swanson (35) divorces Michael Farmer after 3 years of marriage
  • 1945-01-29 Actress Gloria Swanson (45) weds William N. Davey
  • 1976-02-02 Actress Gloria Swanson (76) weds writer William Dufty (60)

Historical Events

  • 1927-03-11 Samuel Rothafel opens the 5,920 seat Roxy Theater in New York City, with silent film "The Love of Sunya" starring Gloria Swanson; largest movie theatre at the time of construction
  • 1950-08-10 "Sunset Boulevard", American film noir directed by Billy Wilder, and starring William Holden and Gloria Swanson, premieres at Radio City Music Hall in NYC
  • 1951-02-28 8th Golden Globes: "Sunset Boulevard", Jose Ferrer, & Gloria Swanson win

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