[DOC] [TLE] Sunset Boulevard (film) - Wikipedia [PAR] Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American film noir directed and co-written by Billy 
Wilder, and ... He tries to let her down gently, but she slaps him and retreats to 
her room. ... a film again, ending with: "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my 
close-up." ... You'd never know, because when it reached the screen, the whole 
thing... [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. .... to film something more commercial. 
She agreed but ended up filming the more controversial Sadie Thompson 
instead. [DOC] [TLE] Detail view of Movies Page - American Film Institute [PAR] Premiere Information: World premiere in New York: 10 Aug 1950 .... first husband, 
she left him, but when Hollywood abandoned her, he gave up ... At the bottom of 
the stairs, Norma announces, "I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille." .... she 
retired in 1934, and appeared in only one film before starring as Norma 
Desmond. [DOC] [TLE] Film Notes -Show People - University at Albany [PAR] Film history would never see a shot like this again. ... Vidor's witty Hollywood 
satire, SHOW PEOPLE, MGM was only five years old, but it was bursting with 
talent;... [DOC] [TLE] Sunset Blvd. (1950) | The Film Spectrum [PAR] Dec 11, 2012 ... Sunset Blvd. held such a controversial mirror up to the film industry that the .... 
she had once been: Hollywood's highest paid actress before retiring in .... There 
is a moment in Sunset Boulevard where William Holden's ... Norma may say, I'm 
ready for my close-up, but Wilder doesn't afford her that privilege,... [DOC] [TLE] Sunset Blvd. (1950) - Episode 81 - Classic Movie Reviews - Snarky [PAR] Aug 30, 2016 ... Sunset Blvd. (1950) is one of the greatest noir films of all time. ... All right, Mr. 
DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up. ... For this film, she was nominated again for 
best actress but lost for the ... From this point forward Gloria more or less retired. 
She .... As the credits role, the camera tracks along Sunset Boulevard. [DOC] [TLE] Sunset Boulevard (1950 film) | Project Gutenberg Self-Publishing ... [PAR] Norma sends her script to close friend Cecil B. DeMille at Paramount. ... ending 
with the famous final lines, "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up. ... 
Norma Desmond, but she rejected the role due to both her retirement and 
distaste. ..... Sunset Boulevard was shown again in New York City in 1960, and 
drew such a... [DOC] [TLE] Gloria Swanson John Boles 1934 Sheet Music Music in The Air I've ... [PAR] VINTAGE 1934 GLORIA SWANSON FILM SHEET MUSIC. .... She made one 
other film between this one and her great success in Sunset Boulevard in 1950. 
.... She agreed but ended up filming the more controversial Sadie Thompson 
instead. .... dialogue, we had faces" and "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my 
close-up. [DOC] [TLE] Gloria Swanson, Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, 1950 ... [PAR] "Alright, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up" - Said by 'Norma Desmond' (
Gloria Swanson) .... whom she enlists to help her make her triumphant return to 
the screen. .... but happily it does not interfere with the success of 'Sunset 
Boulevard'. ...... Unfortunately, it took a while to convince Norma to let Sylvia treat 
her again. [DOC] [TLE] Overview for Gloria Swanson - TCM.com [PAR] A silent screen legend and the epitome of early Hollywood glamour, actress 
Gloria ... But unlike her silent film contemporaries, Swanson had a trick or two up 
her sleeve ... the delusional Norma Desmond in Billy

Question: She retired from the screen in 1934 but was ready for her close-up again in 1950's "Sunset Boulevard"
Answer: Gloria Swanson