- Recent Role:
- (footage version) on E! True Hollywood Story
- Gender:
- Female
- Born:
- 3-27-1897
- Died:
-
4-4-1983
(natural causes)
- Birthplace:
- Chicago,Illinois
- Birth Name:
- Gloria May Josephine Svensson
- AKA:
- Gloria Mae Swanson
Legendary silent film actress whose comeback in the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard was itself the stuff of legends. Swanson became identified with her role in that film as forgotten silent star Norma Desmond and she was never to completely escape the role which tended to overshadow the rest of her long and outstanding career.
