Gloria Swanson

Born: 1899-3-27

Birthplace: Chicago

Height: 5' 1" (1.55 m)

Profession: actor

Nationality: America

Representative Works: Don’t change your husband, why you want to change your wife, Anatol’s miracle

Gloria Swanson (Gloria Swanson), born in Chicago, is an American actress. It is famous for its vivid performance skills and charm in silent movies.

After the sound film appeared, she ceased to be popular and rarely made films. The films she participated in include: "Don't Change Husband" (1919), "Why Change Wives" (1920), "Anatol's Curious Case" (1921) and other films that show women's lives at that time.

In 1926, Swanson established his own company. She starred in the psychological film "Sadi Thompson" (1928), the satirical comedy "Queen Clee" (1928), and the musical "The Evil Woman" (1929). Her excellent films include: " Sunset Blvd. " 1950), " Airport 1975 " (1974).

Early Experience

Gloria Swanson was born in Illinois Chicago . A descendant of Italians from Sweden, born in a military officer's family, he has attended more than ten schools due to his family's many relocations. Returned to settle in Chicago at the age of twelve.

Performing Experience

In 1913, due to a chance visit to the Chicago Essenai Film Company, he was hired as an extra and met the actor Wallace Beery . In 1916, she married and went to Hollywood, and was employed by Mack Sennett 's Qisong Film Company together. . Contrary to various rumors that have been circulating for a long time, she never played Senat's "Beauty on the Beach" because she said she could not swim, and she never participated in the low-level slutty comics of Cashton Cops. However, he did co-star in several romantic comedies on the same stage with Bobby Vernon.

From the beginning of the film, occasionally under the pseudonym Gloria May, Senat left the Triangle Film Company in 1917 and joined Paramount Pictures, Inc .. Swanson also went with him, and soon returned to the Triangle Film Company because of his dislike of always making comedies. Starring in many emotionally emotional films.

In 1919, Triangle Company closed down and transferred to the Cecil B. DeMille crew to participate in comedy performances with bed scenes. In the film, she acted freely and provocatively, and quickly became a first-line movie star.

In the mid-1920s, he ranked among the silent Hollywood movies. As an actor, she is extremely talented, very good at figuring out and catering to the public's psychology and values. Therefore, the clothing worn, whether on the screen or in daily life, is often printed in fashion magazines, and every move is widely reported.

In 1925, after the French film "You Are Welcome", he was accompanied by his third husband back to Hollywood, and he was welcomed with unprecedented pomp. The huge brass orchestra lined up to play the music, and the long convoy drove it all the way home. It was magnificent, as if it were out of a king's room. In the eyes of many American women, she is still the embodiment of charm. During Paramount Pictures, Inc. , most of the films he performed were episodic films.

Leaving Paramount in 1926. The following year , with the help of Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, Sr. , he set up his own business, produced the film, and released it through United American Film Corporation. In 1928, Erich Von Stroheim was hired to direct "Queen Kelly", but because of his extravagance and costly expenditure, he was fired during the filming period. In order to launch the film, he invested heavily in re-directing and changed the original too far-fetched. The end. In the end, the film was finally released in Europe and South America, but it was not released in the United States due to troublesome procuratorial procedures.

After the appearance of the sound film, although he can master the dialogue skills, and can sing tactfully. But the early sound films were not very successful. In 1934, he withdrew from the film world and mainly performed stage plays in Broadway. In 1941, he returned to the film world, but only played a comedy with Adolf Mencho.

In 1950, he appeared on the screen again and played a neurotic, dead silent film star in the film " Sunset Blvd. ". Because of his unforgettable performance, he was again nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress (because of He starred in "The Violent" and "Sadi Thompson", and was nominated twice for Best Actress Oscar).

Since then, he has appeared in two inferior products, and then he half retired, lent his name to a cosmetics company, and also served as a consultant for a clothing company, but rarely appeared, and occasionally appeared on TV talk shows as VIPs to help promote sales Healthy food.

In 1971, he returned to the stage for the third time and performed on Broadway, playing the protagonist in the drama "Butterfly Flying Free".

In 1974, he appeared on the screen again and played the leading role in "The Airport in 1975". The sixth wedding was held in 1976.

Died in April 1983 .

Extended Reading

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