gloria swanson(march 27, 1899 - april 4, 1983)
why she's great:
- a vegetarian since 1928, she would pack her own lunches and bring them to set
- made her first appearance on film in 1914
- successfully transitioned from silent pictures to talkies in the late 1920's
- nominated for 3 academy awards, all best actress
- has two stars on the hollywood walk of fame
- considered one of the nicest and most cooperative actresses in the business, at the time
- rumored to have slept with rudolph valentino
- she was born in the nineteenth century and lived well into her eighties
- ranked #1 on steelmagnolias' greatest performances that never won an oscar list
- her earliest film stills. like the one above. hello?
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