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Sunset Boulevard (1950): Gloria Swanson and Cecil B. DeMille’s Heart-to-Heart

Item

Title
Sunset Boulevard (1950): Gloria Swanson and Cecil B. DeMille’s Heart-to-Heart
Location
Front:
Cecil B. DeMille (as himself) has a heart-to-heart with fading Old Hollywood actress Norma Desmond (Swanson), realizing Desmond is sinking further into a fantasy than he’d realized.
Back:
Handwritten label “Return to Phillips,” marked #12 (“15” is crossed out) with a sticky note labeled “7.2”.
Date Created
1950