Gloria Swanson

1899 - 1983  (84 years)    Has no ancestors but one descendant in this family tree.

• Name	Gloria Swanson
  Birth	27 Mar 1899	Chicago, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Female
  Prominent People	USA
  actor
  Death	4 Apr 1983	New York, New York, USA
  Person ID	I53209	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2019

  
  

  Family 1	Wallace Beery,   b. 1 Apr 1885, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA d. 15 Apr 1949, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1916
  Divorce	1919
  Family ID	F148171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2002

  
  

  Family 2	Herbert K. Somborn   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	20 Dec 1919
  Divorce	9 Aug 1922
  Children	1. Gloria Swanson Somborn
  Family ID	F148170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2002

  
  

  Family 3	Marquis Henri de la Falaise,   b. 11 Feb 1898, St. Cyr, France d. 10 Apr 1972 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1924
  Divorce	1930
  Family ID	F148172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2002

  
  

  Family 4	Joseph Patrick Kennedy,   b. 6 Sep 1888, East Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 18 Nov 1969, Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	3 years
  Family ID	F21725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2002

  
  

  Family 5	Michael Farmer,   b. 9 May 1902, Cork, County Cork, Éire d. Jun 1975, Chester, Cheshire, England (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	1931
  Divorce	1934
  Family ID	F148173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2002

  
  

  Family 6	William Davey
  Marriage	1945
  Divorce	1948
  Family ID	F148174	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2002

  
  

  Family 7	William Dufty
  Marriage	1974
  Family ID	F148175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2002

  
  

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  		Birth - 27 Mar 1899 - Chicago, Illinois, USA Prominent People - actor - - USA Death - 4 Apr 1983 - New York, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  went to public schools in Chicago, Key West FL, and San Juan PR. Her film debut was an an extra in "The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket" (1915). From the following year on she had leading roles in Keystone films, then a year with Triangle and, in 1919, a contract with C.B. DeMille. DeMille transformed her from a typical Sennett comedienne to a lively, provocative, even predatory, star. She collected husbands (e.g., the indigent Marquis) and lovers (e.g., Joseph Kennedy, father of JFK). Kennedy produced her "Queen Kelly", shot in 1928 and directed by Eric von Stroheim. It was von Stroheim's copy of this film which Swanson was watching as Norma Desmond in "Sunset Boulevard" (1950) when she leaped into the projection beam shouting "Have they forgotten what a star looks like? I'll be up there again, so help me!" - ironic in that the butler-projectionist was, again, von Stroheim. She survived the switch to talkies, even learning how to sing for "Music in the Air" (1934), but her kinds of films were over with by that time. She returned to the stage in the 1940s ("Reflected Glory", "Let us Be Gay", "A Goose for a Gander"). She was a clothes designer and artist; she founded Essence of Nature Cosmetics; and she made television appearances through the 1960s and 70s, doing cameos and pushing health foods. She received Best Actress nominations for "Sadie Thompson", "The Trespasser", and "Sunset Boulevard".