“From the first moment on set, I was consumed by curiosity about the technical aspect of shooting a sound image (Hudson 79). » Gloria Swanson, born March 17, 1899, lived a life full of films (Eyman par. 10). Swanson, an American actress, singer and producer, was raised by a military father and a stay-at-home mother; until they filed for divorce in 1916 (GloriaSwanson American par. 1). Swanson was a standard eighteen-year-old girl, who did not know for sure what she wanted to do with her life after she moved away (Peterson par. 5). Unfortunately, in addition to being a military family, Swanson and her parents were always on the move, which subsequently slowed down her acting career (Gloria Swanson American par. 4). It all started in 1916, when Swanson and her mother moved to California and she was going to try to get a job at Mack Sennett Studios (Gloria Swanson American par. 3). Swanson was the ultimate movie star of the era. One of his best films was called Sunset Boulevard, which was the most acclaimed film of the time (Gloria Swanson American par. 2). In today's world, twenty-something reigning queen of Hollywood, Gloria Swanson, would be considered popular as "Brad Pitt" (Swanson par. 1). » Gloria May Josephine Swanson, named after her mother, and born and raised in Chicago (Peterson par. 3), and wanted to make a career writing books about her childhood life and call it "My Military Life ( Sheaerer 89). » The Swanson family always moved because his father was in the military. The family stayed in Puerto Rico for 5 years, then moved to Florida for a short time (Peterson par. 4). His greatest distress was not being able to start a career because they were always moving, but that wasn't the case. Swanson's dream...... middle of paper ......eb. February 25, 2014. Noske, Kay. “Movie star makeover 2013.” 2013 Fashion in the cinema blog. March 23, 2013. the web. February 24, 2014. .Peterson Anne. “Classic Hollywood Scandals: The Gloria Swanson Saga, Part One.” The hairpin. October 3, 2012. The web. February 24, 2014. .Eyman, Scott. “Gloria Swanson” WST August 30, 2013. Web. February 25, 2014. .Tsui, Diana “20 vintage photos of beautiful veiled women” The Cut. August 9, 2013. the web. February 25, 2014. “Gloria Swanson Biography” BIO. Internet. February 25 2014. .