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Tag Archives: Silent Movies
Beauties Of The Past – Maude Fealy
Stage and Silent Star Maude Fealy A new feature of our web site: photos and short biographies of glamor girls of the past. These are women that were more than just beautiful, they were talented and were able to cut … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Photography
Tagged Cecil B. DeMille, Cemetery, Entertainment, Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Maude Fealy, Silent Movies, Vaudeville
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The Birth Of The Movie Palace, Roxy, and The Best Deal Ever For A Screenwriter
The Strand Theatre Opens, April 11 1914 When the Strand Theatre opened on April 11, 1914 in New York at 47th Street and Broadway, it marked the beginning of a new era in the exhibition of motion pictures; the age … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, New York, Photography
Tagged 47th Street, Broadway, Entertainment, Movie Palace, New York Sun, Rex Beach, Roxy Rothafel, Silent Movies, Strand Theatre
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Book Review: A Penny From Heaven
A Penny From Heaven by Max Winkler (Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc 1951) Anyone suffering through the trepidation of an uncertain job market and being out of work with no savings, would find comfort and inspiration by reading Max Winkler’s, 1951 autobiography and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Music
Tagged Author, Autobiography, Book Review, Immigration, Sheet Music, Silent Movies
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If Star Wars Had Been A Silent Film
Brilliant Re-Working Of A Film Classic This video first appeared four years ago, but I just discovered it. If you have ever watched a silent film you will appreciate this. From the music, to the grainy film quality and subtitle … Continue reading
Classic Hollywood #4
The Vamp in a Classic Role “The Vampire,” Theodosia Goodman otherwise known to the world as Theda Bara in her 1918 starring role The Forbidden Path with (I believe) Hugh Thompson, her co-star. Theda Bara was one of the first … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Hollywood, Movies, Photography
Tagged Entertainment, Silent Movies, Theda Bara
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