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Sunset Boulevard Questions and Answers
The Question and Answer section for Sunset Boulevard is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
The narrative is told in flashback by the narrator, Joe Gillis, as he opens the film by telling the audience that the homicide squad is coming to the scene of a crime. He also tells us that the crime will be a major focus of the media, as a former...
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Joe is an Ohio native who moved to Los Angeles to pursue a screenwriting career.
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In the 1950's movie, Gillis was played by William Holden.
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