Gloria Swanson was ready for her close up! 🎥 Sunset Blvd (1950) | Paramount Pictures

Gloria Swanson makes a special appearance as herself on today's episode of #TheBeverlyHillbillies! Swanson was one of the most iconic stars of the silent film era, scoring 3 Oscar nominations and winning a Golden Globe for SUNSET BOULEVARD ('50). 🏆📽 The episode is an ode to her career, as the Clampetts mistake Gloria as destitute when they hear her estate is being auctioned off for charity and offer to finance a silent film to help get her back on her feet. 🤣 Watch "The Gloria Swanson Story"

Gloria Swanson singing in her first talkie movie, 'The Trespasser', 1929. #theforgottensplendour #GloriaSwanson #1920s #TheTrespasser #Talkies #oldhollywood #oldhollywoodstars #oldhollywoodfilms #oldhollywoodglamour #TheGoldenAgeofHollywood #starsofthesilverscreen #starsofthestageandscreen #vintagereels #classicreels #vintagefilms #classicfilms #classicmovies #precodehollywood #movieswelove #movieclips #blackandwhitefilms #vintage #vintagefashion #20s | The Forgotten Splendour

🎬 ⭐ On this day in 1899, actress and producer Gloria Swanson was born in Chicago, IL. She went on to become one of the biggest stars of the silent film era. 📽️ Million Dollar American Princesses: Queens of the Screen. http://bit.ly/2HmOkGU | Smithsonian Channel

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