Major Characters
- Norma Desmond — a faded, eccentric, former silent screen star
- Joe Gillis — a struggling young screenwriter
- Max von Mayerling — Norma's first husband and butler
- Betty Schaefer — A budding writer and Joe's love interest
- Cecil B. DeMille — the famous director
- Artie Green — Betty's fiancé
- Sheldrake — a movie producer on the lot
- Manfred — an expensive tailor
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