Femme Fatale of the Week

Is there a life more noir than Gloria Swanson's? Married six times, divorced five, and it was an open secret that she had an ongoing affair with Joe Kennedy, patriarch of the Kennedy clan. Her career began in the silent era and it was appropriate that she starred in Billy WIlder's noir masterpiece Sunset Blvd., as her own past gave the character Norma Desmond weight and style.

Memorable Quote: You're Norma Desmond. You used to be in silent pictures. You used to be big. Norma Desmond responded, "I am big. It's the pictures that got small."