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24 Tragic Photos of the Kent State Shootings, 1970

On May 4, 1970, at Ohio’s Kent State University, four American citizens were murdered by their own government. A line of 29 men of the Ohio National Guard marched up before a group of unarmed protesters and opened fire, killing four and wounding nine others. It’s an episode now burned into history as the Kent State Shootings.

The students were calling for peace. They were protesters demonstrating against the Vietnam War and against America’s intention to move into Cambodia. Too many soldiers had died — the protesters thought — many of them students whose names had come up in the draft lottery. The students wanted the killings to stop.

On May 1, 500 students filled the Kent State campus, where they marched and made speeches that terrified some of the people around them. One pulled out a copy of the United States Constitution and burned it, trying to demonstrate how Nixon had violated it – but some didn’t quite understand. Some saw the protestors as a danger.

The protesters continued on for the next few days, with the crowd growing larger. By May 4, the day of the Kent State Massacre, there were 2,000 people on the campus handing out leaflets, making speeches, and standing up to demand peace.

Nervous about what these people would do, the state sent in the National Guard and ordered the demonstrators to disperse. However, they weren’t ready to leave. Some hurled rocks at the National Guardsmen and chased them away. But soon the guardsmen came back, this time with gas masks, tear gas, and rifles.

The National Guardsmen hurled tear gas into the crowd and chased the people who fled. Then, when some demonstrators wouldn’t leave and tried to hurl the tear gas back at them, they pulled out their rifles and opened fire.

“The crackle of the rifle volley cut the suddenly still air,” John Kifner, a New York Times writer who was on the scene, wrote. “It appeared to go on, as a solid volley, for perhaps a full minute or a little longer.” Kifner watched as the students next to him fell to the ground, one shot in the head, another hit in the back, and saw them bleed out onto the concrete of their school parking lot.

“I was a white hippie boy, and then I saw exit wounds from M1 rifles out of the backs of two people I knew,” another witness, Gerald Casale, who would later become a member of the band Devo, recalled. “None of us knew, none of us could have imagined… They shot into a crowd that was running away from them!”

Over the next few days, 4 million people came out in protest of the Kent State Massacre. Anti-Vietnam campaigns became bigger than ever, and the way the US responded to protests changed forever.

**Demonstrators run for safety as National Guardsmen move in. May 1970**

**The scene of Kent State University becomes a battlefield as National Guardsmen unleash tear gas and bullets on the students. May 1970**

**Students gather around John Cleary, who has been shot by the National Guard.**

**A student grabs a tear gas canister and throws it right back at the attacking National Guardsmen.**

**14-year-old Mary Ann Vecchio screams over the body of 20-year-old Kent State student Jeffrey Miller, shot dead by the National Guard.**

**Demonstrators run as National Guardsmen fire tear gas and bullets into the crowd.**

**The National Guard moves in and orders the protesters to disperse. These men were chased away by the protesters. They would come back, however, armed and ready to fight.**

**A National Guardsman throws a can of tear gas into the crowd.**

**The National Guard presses forward toward the protesters**.

**The Ohio National Guard give up on tear gas and open fire.**

**An injured student is carried off to a stretcher in a mad scramble to get him to a doctor before he bleeds out.**

**Students at Kent State protest the Vietnam War and Nixon’s expansion into Cambodia. Some of the students here would not leave alive, including Jeffrey Miller, seen here in a cowboy hat.**

**The National Guard move in on the students, now with gas masks covering their faces.**

**Students gather around a victim that has been shot, trying to get them to safety before the National Guard returns.**

**The National Guard, with gas masks covering their faces, fire barrages of tear gas into the crowd of protesters.**

**Students make a circle around Joseph Lewis Jr., a wounded student who had taken a bullet from the National Guard. They eye the soldiers who shot him, unsure how this will play out.**

**Students help paramedics get their bleeding friend into an ambulance.**

**An irate student stomps on the bloodstain left by one of his friends, mere moments after the massacre ended.**

**The day after the massacre, students come out in droves to protest at the Capitol. Washington, D.C. May 5, 1970.**

**Students on strike storm the University of Virginia, standing up for those who died at the Kent State Massacre. Charlottesville, Virginia. May 6, 1970.**

**A crowd of 9,000 students on strike, protesting the massacre at UCLA, boo their chancellor as he comes out to plead for them to calm down. Los Angeles, California. May 7, 1970.**

**Protesters at a sit-in at the Capitol join the nationwide student strike in protest of the massacre. Washington D.C. May 9, 1970.**

The National Guard at UCLA tries the same tactic again the day after the massacre.
This time, the students are ready for them. This student grabs the tear gas canister and throws it right back.
Los Angeles, California. May 5, 1970.

40 Classic Photos of Jim Morrison during the 1960s and Early 1970s

James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, musician, songwriter and poet, who was the lead vocalist of the rock band the Doors. Due to his wild personality, poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, unpredictable and erratic performances, and the dramatic circumstances surrounding his life and early death, Morrison is regarded by music critics and fans as one of the most iconic and influential frontmen in rock history. Since his death, his fame has endured as one of popular culture’s most rebellious and oft-displayed icons, representing the generation gap and youth counterculture.

Together with pianist Ray Manzarek, Morrison co-founded the Doors in July 1965 in Venice, California. The band spent two years in obscurity until shooting to prominence with their number-one single in the United States, “Light My Fire”, taken from their self-titled debut album. Morrison recorded a total of six studio albums with the Doors, all of which sold well and received critical acclaim. Morrison was well known for improvising spoken word poetry passages while the band played live. Manzarek said Morrison “embodied hippie counterculture rebellion”.

Morrison developed an alcohol dependency in the 1960s, which at times affected his performances on stage. He died unexpectedly in Paris on July 3, 1971 at the age of 27, amid conflicting witness reports. Since no autopsy was performed, the cause of Morrison’s death remains disputed. Though the Doors recorded two more albums after Morrison died, his death severely affected the band’s fortunes, and they split up in 1973. In 1993, Morrison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Doors.

1966 — Jim Morrison — Image by © Joel Brodsky/Corbis

50 Stunning Photos of Jill St. John in the 1960s

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Born 1940 in Los Angeles, California, American actress Jill St. John began acting on radio at age 6. She made her screen debut in December 1949, at age 9, in the first full-length made-for-TV movie, a production of A Christmas Carol. She was in the TV show Sandy Dreams in 1949. And at age 11, St. John appeared in two episodes of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.

In May 1957, at age 16, Universal Pictures signed St. John to a contract for seven years starting at $200 a week. Her major studio film debut was in Summer Love (1958). She also appeared on TV in episodes of The Christophers, Schlitz Playhouse, and The DuPont Show of the Month (an adaptation of Junior Miss).

St. John then signed a contract with 20th Century Fox who tried to build her into a star. She appeared in The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959) and Holiday for Lovers (1959), then was put in an adventure movie, The Lost World (1960).

St. John had a key role in Come Blow Your Horn (1963) and received a Golden Globe Award nomination as Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her performance in the film. Her most famous role then was as Tiffany Case, the Bond girl in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever (1971), where she starred opposite Sean Connery. She was the first American to play a Bond girl.

St. John is not just a beautiful woman, she is also very intelligent with an IQ of 162. Take a look at these glamorous pics to see the beauty of young Jill St. John in the 1960s.

40 Amazing Vintage Photos That Show 1920s Glamor

The 1920s were renowned for high glamor and sharp dressing. As the first world war came to an end, and people experienced freedom and a return to normal life, women’s fashion became more extravagant and daring. Evening wear ruled in the style stakes; the more glamorous the outfit, the better. Accessories were a big part of completing an outfit in the 1920s, with feathers, beads, and pearls adorning almost every item.

Trousers were starting to emerge as a casual-wear option for women, but were not considered acceptable until some time later. People were still making clothes at home, but fabrics were becoming more accessible, and imitation silk — the now wildly popular rayon — was invented in this innovative decade.

22 Stunning Photos of Jackson Hole, Wyoming in 1948

Jackson Hole (originally called Jackson’s Hole by mountain men) is a valley between the Gros Ventre and Teton mountain ranges in the U.S. state of Wyoming, near the border with Idaho. The term “hole” was used by early trappers, or mountain men, as a term for a large mountain valley. These low-lying valleys, surrounded by mountains and containing rivers and streams, are good habitat for beavers and other fur-bearing animals. Jackson Hole is 55 miles long (89 km) long by 6-to-13 miles wide (10 to 21 km) and is a graben valley with an average elevation of 6,800 ft (2,100 m), its lowest point being near the southern park boundary at 6,350 ft (1,940 m).

The city of Jackson was named in late 1893 by Margaret Simpson, who, at the time, was receiving mail at her home as there was no post office. She named the area in order for easterners to be able to forward mail west. Jackson, which became incorporated in 1914, was named after David Edward “Davy” Jackson, who trapped beaver in the area in the late 1820s with a partner in the firm of Smith, Jackson & Sublette.[1] Jackson, of Irish and Scottish descent, was one of the first European-Americans to spend an entire winter in the valley.[2]

Though the valley was used by Native Americans for hunting and ceremonial purposes, it was not known to harbor year-round human settlement prior to the 1870s. Descriptions of the valley and its features were recorded in the journals of John Colter, who had been a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. After returning to the Rocky Mountains, Colter entered the region in 1807 in the vicinity of Togwotee Pass and became the first European-American to see the valley. His reports of the valley, the Teton Range, and the Yellowstone region to the north were viewed by people of the day with skepticism. The first people to settle the region were Native Americans, then fur trappers, and then homesteaders. Because the soil is not ideal for raising crops, the valley was used for cattle grazing, and tourism quickly became popular with the establishment of dude ranches.

**Snake River with the Grand Tetons in the background, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. 1948**

**Young cowgirl Esther Allen trout fishing in String Lake. Teton Mountains behind. Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 1948.**

**Exterior of The Cowboy Bar with patrons hanging out outside. Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 1948.**

**Guests sitting around fireplace and listening to live music at Bearpaw Dude Ranch. Jack Huyler, son of owner, is playing guitar. Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 1948.**

**Room full of patrons gambling at The Cowboy Bar. Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 1948**

**Broadway, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 1948.**

**Highway 189 entering Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 1948.**

**Jackson Lake and Grand Teton Mountain Range seen from the Ranch owned by Mr. and Mrs. Berol. Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 1948.**

**Moose feeding in stream, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 1948.**

**Entering Jackson Hole from the east along the Blackrock Creek with the Grand Tetons in the background. Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 1948.**

(Photos by Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

23 Vintage Photos Showing Everyday Life in Italy During the 1950s

Born in Signa in 1928, Italian photographer Piergiorgio Branzi was raised in Florence, a city that “looks stern”, in which “color is just a pleasant accessory, a filler, although it may appear splendid”. A city that was “born from two stone quarries: one for ‘pietra serena’, the color of gray graphite, and the other “pietra dura”, the listless ocher of Palazzo della Signoria”.

This is how the great Tuscan photographer and journalist explains how his preference for the essential nature of black and white began, and became the means for him to represent and express the reality around him.

Branzi took his first photos with a 1950s’ Galileo Condor. His works have earned him great notoriety in Italy and abroad, traveling around the world: from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to the Guggenheim in New York, from the Fine Art Museum in Houston to the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris, from the Tate Gallery in London to the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid.

These fascinating photos were selected from his work that he documented everyday life if Italy in the 1950s.

**Arena under the snow, Florence, 1954**

**Alley in Via del Corso, Florence, 1954**

(Photos by Piergiorgio Branzi)

35 Wonderful Photos Showing Ike & Tina Turner During the Early Years of Their Marriage

Ike & Tina Turner were an American musical duo, active during the 1960s and early 1970s, composed of the husband-and-wife team of Ike Turner and Tina Turner. They performed live as the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, supported by Ike Turner’s rhythm and blues (R&B) and soul group, the Kings of Rhythm and backing singers, the Ikettes. The Ike & Tina Turner Revue was regarded as “one of the most potent live acts on the R&B circuit”.

The duo’s early works, including “A Fool in Love”, “It’s Gonna Work Out Fine”, “I Idolize You” and “River Deep – Mountain High”, became high points in the development of soul music. Their later works were noted for wildly interpretive re-arrangements of rock songs such as “I Want to Take You Higher” and “Proud Mary”, the latter of which won a Grammy Award in 1971.

Their live performances were a musical spectacle in the style of James Brown and the Famous Flames. The duo’s professional and personal relationship ended in 1976, and their divorce was finalized in 1978.

Ike & Tina Turner were inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.

Take a look at these intimate photos to see lovely moments of Ike & Tina Turner in the early years of their marriage (mid to late 1960s).

17 Groovy Photos of High School Fashions in 1969

In 1969, photographer Arthur Schatz went to a California high school to do a photo-essay for LIFE magazine on an emerging trend in fashion. The results seemed to find the youth of the time developing an identity for their generation.

In contrast to the popular fashions and styles of certain decades — the Gibson Girl of the 1890s and early 1900s, the flapper of the Roaring Twenties, the “New Look” of the Fifties — there was no single reigning style in the 1960s. Even as the slim-cut trousers and shift dresses of the late Fifties crept in, Mod miniskirts and go-go boots found their way over from London to mingle with the bell-bottomed jeans and fringed vests of the latter part of the decade. By 1969, the fashion choices of tens of millions of young American men and women were as variegated and ever-evolving as the world around them.

Cultural transformation was an irresistible force during the Sixties, and across America and around the globe civil rights, women’s and gay liberation, the sexual revolution and, of course, the explosive soundtrack of R&B, soul and rock and roll informed everything from politics to fashion.

By 1969, America’s youth had not only soaked in more visual and auditory stimuli in a few years than most previous generations combined, but had re-imagined virtually all of that input in the form of sartorial self-expression. In light of that new, global sensibility, Beverly Hills high schooler Rosemary Shoong’s homemade “stunning leather Indian dress” wasn’t just a dress. It was a time and a place, man. And it was out of sight.

**Students at Woodside High in California, 1969.**

**High school students wearing “hippie” fashion, 1969.**

**High schooler Lenore Reday stops traffic while wearing a bell-bottomed jump suit in Newport Beach, Calif., 1969.**

**Southern California high school student wears old-fashioned tapestry skirt and wool shawl, 1969.**

**Southern California high school students, 1969.**

**High school student wearing bell bottoms and boots, 1969.**

**Student Rosemary Shoong at Beverly Hills High School, wearing a dress she made herself, 1969.**

**Beverly Hills High classmates show off their fashions, 1969.**

**High school teacher Sandy Brockman wears a bold print dress, 1969.**

**Corona del Mar High School students Kim Robertson, Pat Auvenshine and Pam Pepin wear “hippie” fashions, 1969.**

**High schooler Nina Nalhaus wears wool pants and a homemade jacket in Denver, Colo., 1969.**

**A Southern California high school student walks toward classmates while wearing the “Mini Jupe” skirt, 1969.**

**Southern California high schooler wears a buckskin vest and other hippie fashions, 1969.**

**Beverly Hills High School student Erica Farber, wearing a checkered and tiered outfit, walks with a boy, 1969.**

**Kansas high school student wearing a mini skirt, 1969.**

(Photos: Arthur Schatz—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)

44 Vintage Photos of the U.S. 369th Infantry Regiment, “The Harlem Hellfighters” during World War I

On 5 October 1917 long time secretary to Booker T. Washington, Emmett J. Scott was appointed Special Assistant to Newton D. Baker, the Secretary of War. Emmett was to serve as a confidential advisor in situations that involved the well-being of ten million African-Americans and their roles in the war. While many African Americans who served in the Great War believed that, upon returning home racial discrimination would dissipate, that did not happen. Racial hatred after World War I was probably at its worst until the start of the Second World War. So with this American discrimination of African American soldiers, these troops were often sent to Europe where they were used to fill vacancies in the French Armies. Unlike the British, the French held high opinions of black soldiers which made for a more positive environment when working together. Ironically this made African American troops more passionate about fighting for America. This newly created patriotism by African Americans then led to the creation of the 369th Infantry Regiment.

Although many African Americans were eager to fight in the war, they were being turned away from military service. When America realized that they did not have close to enough soldiers, they decided to pass the selective service act which required all men from the age 21-31 to enlist in the draft. Additionally, they decided to allow African Americans to enlist as well. This would give African Americans the opportunity that they needed to try and change the way they were perceived by white America.

The 369th Regiment was formed from the National Guard’s 15th Regiment in New York. The 15th Regiment was formed after Charles S. Whitman was elected Governor of New York. He enforced the legislation that was passed due to the efforts of the 10th Cavalry in Mexico which had passed as a law that had not manifested until 2 June 1913.

Once the United States entered into World War I, many African Americans believed that entering the armed forces would help eliminate racial discrimination throughout the United States. Many African Americans felt that it was “a God-sent blessing” so that they could prove that they deserved respect from the white Americans through service in the armed forces. Through the efforts of the Central Committee of Negro College Men and President Wilson, a special training camp to train black officers for the proposed black regiments was established.

**Lieut. James Reese Europe and the 369th band on their way back to New York, 1919.**

**The 369th parades up Fifth Avenue upon their return to New York. Feb. 17, 1919.**

**Members of the 369th arrive back in New York, 1919.**

Soldiers of the 369th ‘Harlem Hellfighters’ wearing the Croix de Guerre medal pose for a photo on their trip back to New York, 1919. In this picture we see: front row (left to right) – Private Ed Williams; Herbert Taylor; Private Leon Fraitor; Private Ralph Hawkins. Back row (l-r) – Sergeant H. D. Prinas; Sergeant Dan Storms; Private Joe Williams; Private Alfred Hanley; and Corporal T. W. Taylor. When America joined the Great War, the first African-American regiment to fight was the 369th Infantry, transported to France at the end of 1917. The racism and discrimination the soldiers encountered had begun during training in America, and continued in Europe, with many white US soldiers refusing to fight alongside the 369th. After April 1918, under the control of the French Army, such discrimination lessened. Nicknamed the “Harlem Hellfighters,” the members of the 369th were renowned for bravery, ability and ferocity. On their return to New York City after 1918, they received a euphoric welcome, marching up Fifth Avenue.

**Wounded soldiers of the 369th ride in their victory parade. Feb. 17, 1919.**

**Spectators cheer on the 369th, formerly known as the 15th Regiment, upon their return to New York. Feb. 17, 1919.**

**Members of the 369th in combat on the Western Front, 1918.**

**A wounded veteran watches the victory parade of the 369th. Feb. 17, 1919.**

**Members of the 369th Infantry band perform under the direction of Lt. James Reese Europe in France, 1918.**

**Cpl. Fred McIntyre of the 369th poses with a bullet-framed photo of Kaiser Wilhelm which he carries for good luck, 1918.**

**The 369th parades through the streets of Harlem. Feb. 17, 1919.**

**Spectators gather to watch the 369th on their return parade. Feb. 17, 1919.**

**Officers of the 369th and 370th return home bearing the Croix de Guerre medal, 1919.**

**Lt. Reese leads the 369th band in a parade upon their return to New York City. Feb. 17, 1919.**

**Soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment stand at attention, 1918.**

**Members of the 369th Infantry band perform at an American Red Cross hospital in Paris. 1918.**

**Sgt. Henry Johnson of the 369th poses wearing the Croix de Guerre, awarded for bravery in an outnumbered battle against German forces. Feb. 17, 1919.**

**Lt. James Reese Europe leads the 369th band in their victory parade in New York.**

Lt. James Reese Europe, left, arrives in New York with the 369th Infantry, commonly known as the “Harlem Hellfighters, ” following the conclusion of World War I. On that day in 1919, the infantry unit was treated to adoring cheers throughout the streets of Manhattan.

**Members of the 369th Infantry march with their unit’s colors, which had been decorated in part by the French Government.**

**Lt. Europe leads the 369th Infantry band as it entertains wounded American soldiers at a Paris hospital, 1918.**

**A New York crowd eagerly awaits the passing of the famous 369th Infantry. Feb. 17, 1919.**

**New York’s famous 369th regiment arrives home from France, 1919.**

**Needham Roberts, 369th U.S. Infantry, Decorated with the Croix De Guerre with Palm and wearing two service stripes and two wound stripes.**

Soldier-Musicians of the New York National Guard’s 369th Infantry Regimental Band conduct a performance in France for troops somewhere in France in an undated Army Signal Corps photo. The 369th Regimental Band is credited with introducing jazz to Europe during their performances as ambassadors of the all-Black infantry troops serving in the re-designated National Guard’s 15th New York Infantry. The 369th arrived in France in December 1917 and initially served as a labor force to improve the port of St. Nazaire, France for follow on forces. The infantry regiment would not move on to prepare for combat operations until March 1918. The 369th Infantry, an all-Black combat unit, served with distinction under French command in WWI and received the nickname Hell Fighters of Harlem from their German enemies.

**369th Infantry marching on Fifth Avenue, New York City. Feb. 17, 1919.**

**369th Infantry marching on parade, New York City. Feb. 17, 1919.**

**Color bearers of the famous 369th Regiment at beginning of parade in honor of their return to New York City. Feb. 17, 1919.**

**Colors of The Famous 369th Infantry in Parade in New York City. Feb. 17, 1919.**

**The 369th New York Infantry troops listening to their band play its last tune before debarking at Hoboken, New Jersey. February, 1919.**

**Troops of the 369th New York Infantry before debarking at Hoboken, New Jersey. February, 1919.**

**Henry Johnson, one of heroes of New York’s 369th Regiment, passing along Fifth avenue during parade. He is standing in automobile with bouquet presented to him by well-wishers. Feb. 17, 1919.**

**The 369th’s band parades up Lenox Avenue upon their return to New York. Feb. 17, 1919.**

**The 369th parades up Lenox Avenue upon their return to New York. Feb. 17, 1919.**

**Lieutenant James Reese Europe and his famous band of the 369th Infantry in the parade in Fifth Avenue. Feb. 17, 1919.**

**Parade of returned fighters of the famous 369th Regiment at the Flatiron Building, New York City at the start of the parade. Feb. 17, 1919.**

45 Stunning Photos of Actress Gloria Swanson During the 1920s and 1930s

Born 1899 in Chicago, American actress and producer Gloria Swanson made her film debut in 1914 as an extra in The Song of Soul for Essanay. She reportedly asked to be in the movie just for fun.

In 1916, Swanson moved to California to appear in Mack Sennett’s Keystone comedies opposite Bobby Vernon. With their great screen chemistry, the pair became popular. In 1919, Swanson signed with Paramount Pictures and worked often with Cecil B. DeMille, who turned her into a romantic lead in such films as Don’t Change Your Husband (1919), Male and Female (1919), Why Change Your Wife? (1920), Something to Think About (1920), and The Affairs of Anatol (1921).

In the space of two years, Swanson rocketed to stardom and was one of the most sought-after actresses in Hollywood. She was a star in the silent film era as both an actress and a fashion icon. Throughout the 1920s, Swanson was Hollywood’s top box office magnet.

She first achieved fame acting in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and was nominated three times for an Academy Award as Best Actress, most famously for her 1950 return in Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard, which also earned her a Golden Globe Award.

In 1925, Swanson joined United Artists as one of the film industry’s pioneering women filmmakers. She produced and starred in the 1928 film Sadie Thompson, earning her a nomination for Best Actress at the first annual Academy Awards. Her sound film debut performance in the 1929 The Trespasser, earned her a second Academy Award nomination. After almost two decades in front of the cameras, her film success waned during the 1930s. Swanson received renewed praise for her comeback role in Sunset Boulevard (1950). She only made three more films, but guest starred on several television shows, and acted in road productions of stage plays.

Swanson was nominated for the first Academy Award in the Best Actress category. She also produced her own films, including Sadie Thompson and The Love of Sunya. In 1929, Swanson transitioned to talkies with The Trespasser. Personal problems and changing tastes saw her popularity wane during the 1930s when she moved into theater, and later television.

In 1960, Gloria Swanson was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for motion pictures at 6750 Hollywood Boulevard, and another for television at 6301 Hollywood Boulevard.

Shortly after returning to New York from her home in the Portuguese Riviera in 1983, Swanson died in New York City in New York Hospital from a heart ailment, aged 84.

As one of the greatest stars of early Hollywood, today, Swanson is most remembered for her portrayal of Norma Desmond in 1950’s Sunset Boulevard.

Take a look at these glamorous photos to see the beauty of young Gloria Swanson in the 1920s and 1930s.