The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SWANSON
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More clues leading to the result SWANSON
- Matchmaker finding boy for Gloria
- Starts to search Wikipedia to get answer about old film star
- Gloria, say, as final vocal offering inadequate
- Finish off final performance for old actress
- Actress of yesteryear cut short final appearance
- Small, pale child became a film star
- Final performance, almost, for film star
- Sunset Boulevard star's detailed final performance
- Frozen food brand's last-ditch effort cut short
- Classic frozen-food company's ultimate work left unfinished
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