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The Strong Silent Types

By Hannah Long
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The Strong Silent Types

In Sunset Boulevard, Gloria Swanson plays a washed up actress living as a recluse. When a stranger stumbles into her mansion, he pauses for a moment: “You’re Norma Desmond. You used to be in silent pictures. You used to be big.”

Norma turns to ice. She hisses: “I am big. It’s the pictures that got small.”

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