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Show GLORIA SWANSON ENTERS, RANKS OF COMEBACK ASPIRANTS .07. Gloria Swanton ... She's been up and down in 2 1 years el movie making. Now she' frying comeback. ,0ft Married Former Star NowrNervous By SHXILA GRAHAM ROLLTWOOD, March 1 Twenty-one year age a diminutive la-year-old brunette with a tip tilted aose and fascinating blue eyee came to Hollywood from Chicago, reported re-ported to the eld Triangle studio - and waa given a one-day Job aa an extra. Today the seme little lady la coming beck to the screen in "Masts Keayon" for Metro-Oold- wyn-afayer. - . Much haa happened to Gloria Swansea during the years between the "extra" joe and her current atarrlng vehicle. She has been married mar-ried four times, borne two chiidrea, adopted one, tarred In 41 pictures, made and spent fortunes. She baa been ea top. She haa been shut out of studios with a. "through" sign around her neck. And she Is more . tha a a little nervous at the prospect of facing tha fana for what may be a new lease of life or definite end to the only work aha knewa and enjoys. "I cant afford te make an average aver-age picture," Mlae Bwanaon Informed In-formed me. "It must be a good plo-ture. plo-ture. If I were Just starting my career. It would be different, but when one ha been a etar, the public expect so much mere." Theme Explained "Masle Kenyon." described by the actress aa a mother sacrifice atory, . Is of the same dramatic caliber as "The Trespasser." Miss 8wanon'( first talkie 1M0, In which shs scored a great sueeeea. "Working condition have Improved Im-proved beyond belief during the last ten years," stated Mlaa Bwanaon. Bwan-aon. "Btudioa are better organised; they don't waste so much money. Photography and sound are better. . When we started making talkies, microphones were, hidden In desk and cushions." When Gloria began her picture career at the Bssanay (tudlo In Chicago, ah waa 18, the daughter of field Army Clerk Joseph and Adelaide Swansea of the same city. Her first picture, "Only Aa Extra Once," proved prophetic. Tm the only film actress who ' said Mia Bwanaon proudly. Mack Bennett eestarred her with Bobby Vernoa. But not aa a bathing beauty. T this day, Mlaa Bwanaon cannot swim. The first of many dramatic ftlma waa "Smoke," in 11T. Cecil B. de Mllle continued the good stardom work la Mia, and some of Gloria' beet films "Male and Female," "Dont Chang Your Husband." "The Affairs of Anatoi" were made for the master mega-phealet. mega-phealet. Later eame "Zasa," ths silent version of "Sadie Thompson" (sslf-produeed), "Maa Handled." and ether. At one time, Gloria earned 111.000 a week. Beery Osee Advise ' Shortly after arriving In Hollywood, Holly-wood, Gloria married Wallace Beery. A divorce followed la December, De-cember, Ida, on the ground of Mrs. Beery desertion. "Plea dont run around and make a fool af yourself," I how Gloria eoneoled the comedian la a letter after the spllt-up. la December, lilt, a new love. In the person of Herbert Bom bom, Pasadena mllkoaaire and ths owner of the three Brown Derby restaurant, restaur-ant, entered the heart af the little alar, but dldnt stay long. Came a separation In 131 and a divorce two years later. Nothing daunted, Gloria again took tha matrimonial plunge with the Marquis de la Falaiae et de la Coudraye currently current-ly Constance Bennett' absent mate. At this stage, Gloria was offered $380,000 per film, with a maximum of six Alma and minimum of four fllma yearly. When marriage to the marquis flew out of the win-dew, win-dew, a new romance Irish Playboy Michael Farmer blew In. They were married la 1M1 and divorced In ISM. "It'a difficult being married to me," said Gloria at the time, and vowed. "I am never going to marry again." Until a few months ago. It appeared aa though aha would break her promise and marry Herbert Her-bert MarehaU. who la still legally tied to, though separated from, Actress Edna Best But the romance ro-mance cooled and Marshall now prefers Modsl Lee RussslL "My comeback waa scheduled a year ago, but Irving Thalberg died and the plana were shslved." Blight compensation waa the 132,000 paid Miss Bwanaon for doing no work during 1935. (Copyright 1MT. for the Tslsgram) |