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Gloria Josephine Mae Swanson [1] (March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983) was an American actress. She first achieved fame acting in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, most famously for her 1950 turn in Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard, which also earned her a Golden Globe Award.
During filming, considerable publicity was given to the health-conscious Gloria Swanson's youthful appearance, which made her look the same age as Holden. Wilder insisted that the age difference between the characters be delineated, and instructed makeup supervisor Wally Westmore to make Swanson look older. Swanson argued that a woman of Norma ...
Burnett as a has-been silent film actress and Korman as her bald, dutiful butler Max. It started with "Sunnyset Boulevard", the take-off of the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard, then continued as its own series of sketches. Gloria Swanson has praised Burnett for the character. [3]
Its plot devices and characterizations, including a singing nun (Helen Reddy), a former glamorous star (Gloria Swanson as herself), an alcoholic , a child in need of an organ transplant (Linda Blair) and a chatterbox were parodied in 1980's Airplane! and on The Carol Burnett Show as "Disaster '75".
Carol Burnett had several unforgettable costumes during her eponymous show’s 11-year run.. The pieces created for The Carol Burnett Show were the work of in-house costumer Bob Mackie, who ...
The Carol Burnett Show: Skit characters Variety/sketch comedy television series. The Tale of Peter Rabbit: Various TV special [64] 1992 The Larry Sanders Show: Herself 2 episodes 1993 The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion [30] Herself TV special directed by Dave Powers. [65] 1994 Carol Burnett: The Special Years: Archival footage of herself TV ...
“The Carol Burnett Show” aired for 11 seasons, from 1967 to 1978; it featured, at various points, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, Tim Conway and Dick Van Dyke. The show earned 25 ...
Carol Burnett recently celebrated her 90th birthday with a star-studded NBC special that aired on April 27. And on her actual birthday (April 26), she joined Kelly Clarkson on TV to talk all about it.