Gloria Swanson (1899 - 1983)

American actress, singer and producer.

* March 27, 1899 Chicago, Illinois, USA
 as Gloria May Josephine Svensson
 April 4, 1983 New York, New York, USA



Vintage magazines

Mon Ciné, nr. 6, 30 March 1922
Mon Ciné, nr. 19, 29 June 1922
Mon Ciné, nr. 23, 27 July 1922

Mon Ciné, nr. 35, 19 October 1922
Mon Ciné, nr. 36, 26 October 1922
Mon Ciné, nr. 43, 14 December 1922

Mon Ciné, nr. 44, 21 December 1922
Picture Play Magazine, January 1922
Picture Play Magazine, January 1922


Books by Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson Swanson on Swanson Gloria Swanson
Swanson on Swanson
1980

Books on Gloria Swanson

Axel Madsen
Gloria and Joe, The Star-Crossed Love Affair of Gloria Swanson and Joe Kennedy
New York, 1988

Raymond W. Daum
A visit from Gloria Swanson, Film documentary on the life of Gloria Swanson
1984

Lawrence J. Quirk The Films of Gloria Swanson Lawrence J. Quirk
The Films of Gloria Swanson
Secaucus, New Jersey, 1984

Larry Carr
Four Fabulous Faces, Swanson, Garbo, Crawford, Dietrich
1980

Richard M. Hudson and Raymond Lee
Gloria Swanson
South Brunswick, 1970

Books with substantial mentioning of Gloria Swanson

Dan Callahan The art of American screen acting, 1912-1960 Dan Callahan
The art of American screen acting, 1912-1960
Jefferson, North Carolina, 2018

Mary R. Desjardins
Recycled stars, Female film stardom in the age of television and video
Durham; London, 2015

Patrice Petro (ed.)
Idols of modernity, Movie stars of the 1920s
New Brunswick, N.J., 2010

Brian J. Robb Silent cinema Brian J. Robb
Silent cinema
Harpenden, Herts, 2007

Richard Lamparski Manhattan Diary Richard Lamparski
Manhattan Diary
2006

 Leading Ladies
Leading Ladies, The 50 Most Unforgettable Actresses of the Studio Area
2006

Anthony Slide Silent Players Anthony Slide
Silent Players, A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses
Lexington, Ky, 2002

Jeanine Basinger Silent Stars Jeanine Basinger
Silent Stars
Hanover and London, 2000

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 3. Actors and Actresses
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Danny Peary Alternate Oscars Danny Peary
Alternate Oscars, One Critic's Defiant Choices for Best Picture, Actor, and Actress - From 1927 to the Present
New York, 1993

Richard Dyer MacCann The Stars Appear Richard Dyer MacCann
The Stars Appear
Metuchen, NJ & London, 1992

Ann Lloyd (ed.) Movies of the Silent Years Ann Lloyd (ed.)
Movies of the Silent Years
London, 1985

John Kobal
People Will Talk
New York, 1985

Kevin Brownlow The Parade's Gone by... Kevin Brownlow
The Parade's Gone by...
Berkeley and Los Angeles, California, 1976

James Robert Parish Paramount Pretties James Robert Parish
Paramount Pretties
New Rochelle, N.Y., 1972

Cedric Osmond Bermingham (editor) Stars of the Screen 1931 Cedric Osmond Bermingham (editor)
Stars of the Screen 1931, A volume of biographies of contemporary actors and actresses engaged in photoplay throughout the world
London, [1931]

Charles Donald Fox and Milton L. Silver (eds.) Who's Who on the Screen Charles Donald Fox and Milton L. Silver (eds.)
Who's Who on the Screen
New York City, 1920

Books with an entry on Gloria Swanson

Denise Lowe An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films, 1895 - 1930 Denise Lowe
An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films, 1895 - 1930
New York, London, Oxford, 2005

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Glenn Mitchell A-Z of Silent Film Comedy Glenn Mitchell
A-Z of Silent Film Comedy, An Illustrated Companion
London, 1998

Roy Liebman Silent Film Performers Roy Liebman
Silent Film Performers, An Annotated Bibliography of Published, Unpublished and Archival Sources for over 350 Actors and Actresses
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 1996

Frank N. Magill (ed.)
Magill's Cinema Annual 1984, A Survey of 1983 Films
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1984
pp. 638-639 info

Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor The American movies reference book Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor
The American movies reference book, The sound era
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969

Martin J. Quigley (ed.) The Motion Picture Almanac Martin J. Quigley (ed.)
The Motion Picture Almanac, Big Stars in Big Pictures
Chicago, Ill., 1929

Charles Donald Fox Mirrors of Hollywood Charles Donald Fox
Mirrors of Hollywood, with brief biographies of favorite film folk
New York, 1925

Books with photograph(s) of Gloria Swanson

John Richard Finch and Paul Elby Close-Ups John Richard Finch and Paul Elby
Close-Ups, From the Golden Age of the Silent Cinema
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1978

John Richard Finch and Paul Elby Close-Ups John Richard Finch and Paul Elby
Close-Ups, From the Golden Age of the Silent Cinema
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1978

John Kobal (ed.) Movie-Star Portraits of the Forties John Kobal (ed.)
Movie-Star Portraits of the Forties, 163 Glamor Photos
New York, 1977

Mary Dawn Earley
Stars of the Twenties, Observed by James Abbe
New York, 1975

Charles Donald Fox and Milton L. Silver (eds.) Who's Who on the Screen Charles Donald Fox and Milton L. Silver (eds.)
Who's Who on the Screen
New York City, 1920

Interviews

John Kobal, Gloria Swanson Interview with the Actress, in: Bert Cardullo, Harry Geduld, Ronald Gottesman, and Leigh Woods (ed.), Playing to the Camera, New Haven and London, 1998


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