[DOC] [TLE] Sunset Boulevard (film) - Wikipedia [PAR] Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American film noir directed and co-written by Billy 
Wilder, and produced and co-written by Charles Brackett. It was named after the 
boulevard that runs through Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, California. The film 
stars William Holden as Joe Gillis, an unsuccessful screenwriter, .... The 
character of Norma Desmond mirrors aspects of the twilight years of... [DOC] [TLE] Gloria Swanson - Wikipedia [PAR] Gloria May Josephine Swanson was an American actress and producer best 
known for her role as Norma Desmond, a reclusive silent film star, in the critically 
acclaimed 1950 film Sunset Boulevard. Swanson was also a star in the silent film 
era as both an actress and a .... In 1927, she decided to turn down a million dollar 
a year contract with... [DOC] [TLE] Norma Desmond (Character) - Biography - IMDb [PAR] Norma Desmond (Character) on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more. ... 1950 
noir classic Sunset Blvd. and portrayed in the film by Gloria Swanson. ... Gillis 
accepts the proposition and quickly becomes the faded star's kept man. ... 
Swanson almost turned down the role after Billy Wilder requested she do a 
screen test for it. [DOC] [TLE] 'Sunset Blvd.': 15 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About the ... [PAR] Aug 10, 2015 ... Maybe the darkest, most cynical movie ever made about Hollywood. ... In honor 
of the film's anniversary, here are 15 things you need to know ... making a 
comeback, and they imagined Mae West as the star. ... but all of them turned 
down the role of Norma Desmond. 2. .... In Theaters on August 10th, 1950. [DOC] [TLE] All About Eve: 1950 Best Picture  Fikkle Fame [PAR] Aug 3, 2014 ... WILD WILD WEST $400: Mae turned down the part of faded movie star Norma 
Desmond in this 1950 film. UNSEEN TITLE CHARACTERS... [DOC] [TLE] BBC - Films -article article - Exploring "Sunset Boulevard" [PAR] Mar 11, 2003 ... Billy Wilder's 1950 drama "Sunset Boulevard" wasn't the first movie to hold a ... 
Take a trip down Sunset Blvd as we reveal what happened during the ... Mae 
West was Wilder's first choice to play faded silent movie star Norma Desmond. ... 
The house used for Norma Desmond's decaying mansion wasn't... [DOC] [TLE] Detail view of Movies Page - American Film Institute [PAR] Premiere Information: World premiere in New York: 10 Aug 1950 .... Joe 
recognizes the faded woman as Norma Desmond, once a famous silent movie 
star. [DOC] [TLE] Living with Norma Desmond | Film | The Guardian [PAR] Mar 8, 2003 ... Now, as 'Sunset Boulevard' is rereleased, the star's daughter, in her first ... in the 
voice of Norma Desmond,' remembers Michelle Farmer-Amon, now 70, ... she 
would always be remembered for her role as the faded legend. .... After one early 
screening for the movie industry, in the summer of 1950, Louis B. [DOC] [TLE] Sunset Boulevard (1950 film) [PAR] Sunset Boulevard (also known as Sunset Blvd.) is a 1950 American film noir ... 
Gillis, and Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, a faded movie star who entraps 
the ... Gillis recognizes her as Norma Desmond, formerly one of the great stars of 
the ... house, where he explains his side of the situation before turning Betty away
. [DOC] [TLE] The Devil is a Woman: Sunset Boulevard, Norma Desmond, and ... [PAR] Jan 5, 2011 ... Film Critic Pauline Kael on Sunset Boulevard (Staggs) ... as Norma Desmond in 
the final frame of director Billy Wilder's classic 1950 film noir Sunset Boulevard. ... 
Former silent movie star Norma Desmond has gone mad, driven insane ... in face
-down: It was a mob scene, reporters and photographers, and... [DOC] [TLE] Sunset Blvd. (1950) - Articles - TCM.com [PAR] Wilder next offered the role to Pola Negri, but ... Unlike Norma Desmond, 
however, ... on Hollywood and turned

Question: Mae turned down the part of faded movie star Norma Desmond in this 1950 film
Answer: Sunset Boulevard