The Affair that Financially Ruined Gloria Swanson
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English - February 15, 2016 17:00 - 4 minutes - ★★★★ - 31 ratingsTV & Film wildlife monkeys jungle baboons birds goshawk photography high speed photography fish leopards Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In 1927, Joe Kennedy teamed up with silent film star Gloria Swanson to produce films together. Within three years, he'd broken up her marriage, abandoned their shared business, and ruined her financially.