Gloria Swanson, flamboyant screen actress of the silent movies, will unlock the secret chambers of her heart to reminisce on the old days in Hollywood at 8 p.m. tonight in Fogg Museum Theater.

This sumptuous illustrated biography, weighing in at more than four pounds, begins: “Gloria Swanson was a great motion picture star. Her pictures for Paramount in the 1920s made millions, and her ...

Narrated by Gloria Swanson. "Age of Ballyhoo" captures the vibrant and transformative decade of the 1920s in America, highlighting the cultural, technological, and social changes of the era.