![]() ![]() Seen again until Father Takes a Wife (1941). Had taken a hiatus from film work after 1934's Music in the Air (1934) and would not be Gloria pared back her work with only four films during that time. This time, she lost out to Norma Shearer in The Divorcee (1930). The following year, she again was nominated for the same award in Thompson in the film of the same name but lost to Janet Gaynor for 3 different films. Received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her role of Sadie Speculation as to whether she could adapt. Gloria was 30 when the sound revolution hit, and there was That, along with the six marriages she had, kept the fans spellbound It hasīeen said that Gloria made and spent over $8 million in the '20s alone. The middle 1920s, she was the highest-paid actress in Hollywood. Latter, Gloria had divorced Beery and was remarried, but it was not toīe her last marriage, as she collected a total of six husbands. In such films as The Pullman Bride (1917), Shifting Sands (1918), and Don't Change Your Husband (1919). Once out west, GloriaĬontinued her torrid pace in films. ![]() Los Angeles to the film colony of Hollywood. Once married, the two pulled up stakes in Chicago and moved to In 1916, she first appeared with future husband After another uncredited role, Gloria got a more substantial In her next film, she was an extra also, when she appeared inĪt the End of a Perfect Day (1915). The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket (1915). She was plucked out of the crowd,īecause of her beauty, to be included as a bit player in the film In 1915, at theĪge of 18, she decided to go to a Chicago movie studio with an aunt to She began work in a department store as a salesclerk. Gloria certainly didn't intend on going into show business.Īfter her formal education in the Chicago school system and elsewhere, Private definitely made her a favorite with America's movie-going She was destined to be perhaps one of theīiggest stars of the silent movie era. Gloria Swanson was born Gloria May Josephine Svensson in Chicago, ![]()
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