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Gloria and Joe

The Star-Crossed Love Affair of Gloria Swanson and Joe Kennedy

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Gloria and Joe

By: Axel Madsen
Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
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The ultimate Hollywood story revealed: the sizzling relationship between Joseph Kennedy, patriarch of America's most influential political family, and Gloria Swanson, one of the most prominent silent film stars of her day. Gloria and Joe were in love with each other and with the movies, especially Queen Kelly, which completed the real-life ménage à trois. Starring along with the star of the screen and the Boston Brahman in this exposé are Erich von Stroheim, Kennedy's wife Rose, Swanson's husband, and a cast of colorful hangers-on. Madsen recreates their love, scandal, and world, which in its extravagance and intrigue has never been surpassed.

©1988 Axel Madsen (P)2025 Tantor Media
20th Century Americas Entertainment & Celebrities Modern Politicians Politics & Activism United States Women Marriage
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