Gloria Swanson

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

• Name	Gloria Swanson
  Relationship	with Francis Fox
  Born	27 Mar 1899	Chicago, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	4 Apr 1983	New York City, NY, USA
  Person ID	I53209	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2019

  
  

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

  
  

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

  
  

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

  
  

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

  
  

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

  
  

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

  
  

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

  
  

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  		Born - 27 Mar 1899 - Chicago, Illinois, USA Died - 4 Apr 1983 - New York City, NY, 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".