Gloria Swanson in Fur Fred Astaire a landmark film directed by

a landmark film directed by Nicholas Ray that explored the struggles of teenage alienation and identity in postwar America

six short-story collections and two non-fiction works have become classics of American literature

Black and white portrait of Janis Joplin singing into the microphone at Woodstock

She starred in many Hollywood films

and his music and stagecraft had a significant impact on popular music

Gloria Swanson in Fur Fred Astaire a landmark film directed byBlack and white studio portrait of actress Gloria Swanson in a floor length fur coat, circa 1950. Gloria Swanson was an American actress. She first achieved fame acting in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, most famously for her 1950 turn in Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard, which also earned her a Golden Globe Award.