SWANSON GLORIA: (1899-1983)

SWANSON GLORIA: (1899-1983) American actress. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Swanson in a head and shoulders pose, in costume as Norma Desmond, with a cocktail in one hand and a cigarette within its holder to the other, from the classic American black comedy film noir Sunset Boulevard (1950). Signed by Swanson in black ink across a light area at the head of the image. It was for her performance in this film that Swanson was nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. VG