Gloria Swanson and William Holden star in "Sunset Boulevard," returning to theaters Aug. 3. Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures July 14 (UPI) --Paramount announced plans for the 75th anniversary of ...

Gloria Swanson looks every bit the diva while draped in furs by legendary Hollywood costume designer Edith Head. Head was presented with a challenge in creating Norma Desmond’s costumes, as she had to ...

Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) - This film offers a cynical view of Hollywood and its fame-starved residents. Norma, a has-been film star, has just committed a murder before delivering the last line ...

The pictures may have gotten smaller, but these women are still big. Everett Collection; MUBI; Design: Alex Sandoval Nicole Scherzinger in 'Sunset Boulevard'; Demi Moore in 'The Substance'; Gloria ...

For many years, the camp image of Gloria Swanson as faded film siren Norma Desmond wafting down the staircase has been fodder for lampooning. For those of a certain age, it’s impossible to hear the ...

There are Hollywood classics, and then there are Hollywood Classics. Undoubtedly 1950’s Sunset Boulevard, director/writer Billy Wilder’s ultimate Hollywood story is in that rarefied air. It is of ...

Sunset Boulevard, directed by Billy Wilder, came out on Aug. 10, 1950, starring William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Nancy Olson and Erich von Stroheim David M. Lubin's new book, Ready for My Close-Up: The ...

Gloria Swanson as faded screen star Norma Desmond, with Erich von Stroheim and William Holden in 1950's Sunset Blvd. Photo / Getty Images Today’s Hollywood thinks it can stave off ageing. Norma ...

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Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) is an ageing, wealthy queen of the silent film era, and Joe Gillis (William Holden) is a failed screenwriter ensnared by her delusions. The latter is on the run from his ...