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Norma Desmond (Character)
from Sunset Blvd. (1950)

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Sunset Blvd. -- Trailer for the classic film Sunset Blvd., starring William Holden, Gloria Swanson, and Erich von Stroheim
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Sunset Blvd. -- Clip: I Am Big... It's The Pictures That Got Small
Sunset Blvd. -- Clip: I am big, it's the pictures that got small

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  1. "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show"
    ... aka "The Steve Allen Show" - USA (original title)
        - Episode #3.8 (1957) TV episode, Played by Gloria Swanson
  2. "Robert Montgomery Presents"
        - Sunset Boulevard (1956) TV episode, Played by Mary Astor
  3. "Lux Video Theatre"
    ... aka "Summer Video Theatre" - USA (summer title)
        - Sunset Boulevard (1955) TV episode, Played by Miriam Hopkins
  4. "The Buick-Berle Show"
    ... aka "The Milton Berle Show" - USA (original title)
    ... aka "Texaco Star Theater" - USA (alternative title)
        - Episode #3.20 (1951) TV episode, Played by Gracie Fields
  5. Sunset Blvd. (1950) Played by Gloria Swanson
    ... aka "Sunset Boulevard" - UK, USA (alternative spelling)
Archive Footage:
  1. "Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood"
        - Fade Out, Fade In (2010) TV episode, Played by Gloria Swanson
        - The Attack of the Small Screens: 1950-1960 (2010) TV episode, Played by Gloria Swanson
  2. Diálogos de cine (2008) (TV) Played by Gloria Swanson
  3. "City Confidential"
        - Old Hollywood: Silent Stars, Deadly Secrets (2007) TV episode, Played by Gloria Swanson
  4. "Silenci?"
        - Episode #5.8 (2005) TV episode, Played by Gloria Swanson

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Comedy / Drama / Family / Film-Noir
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From Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Norma Desmond: They took the idols and smashed them, the Fairbankses, the Gilberts, the Valentinos! And who've we got now? Some nobodies! See more »

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