Hollywood Classics

30/12/2018 Jeanne Eagels - Actress 1. Profile : - Born Eugenia Eagles June 26, 1890 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. Died October 3, 1929 (aged 39) New York City, New York, U.S. Cause of death Drug overdose Resting place Calvary Cemetery Nationality American Education St. Joseph's Catholic School Morris Public School Occupation Actress Years active 1913–1929 Spouse(s) Morris Dubinsky (m.?; div.?) Edward Harris "Ted" Coy (m. 1925; div. 1928) 2.Introduction : - Jeanne Eagels (June 26, 1890 – October 3, 1929) was an American stage and film actress. A former Ziegfeld Girl, Eagels went on to greater fame on Broadway and in the emerging medium of sound films. She was posthumously nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her 1929 role in The Letter after dying suddenly that year at the age of 39. That nomination was the first posthumous Oscar consideration for any actor, male or female. 3. Early life :- Eugenia Eagles was t...

23/12/2018 Gloria Swanson 1. Profile :- Born Gloria May Josephine Swanson March 27, 1899 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Died April 4, 1983 (aged 84) New York City, U.S. Resting place Church of the Heavenly Rest, New York City Other names Gloria Mae Education Hawthorne Scholastic Academy Occupation Actress, producer Years active 1914–1983 Height 4 ft 11 in (1.50 m) Spouse(s) Wallace Beery (m. 1916; div. 1918) Herbert K. Somborn (m. 1919; div. 1925) Henry de La Falaise (m. 1925; div. 1930) Michael Farmer (m. 1931; div. 1934) William Davey (m. 1945; div. 1946) William Dufty (m. 1976) Children 3 2. Introduction :- Gloria May Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983) was an American actress and producer best known for her role as Norma Desmond, a reclusive silent film star, in the critically acclaimed 1950 film Sunset Boulevard. Swanson was also a star in the silent film era as both an actress and a fashion icon, especially...