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Gloria Swanson…

April 5, 2018 / maedez / Leave a comment

I’m a bit late, but yesterday was the 35th anniversary of her death. She was a singular lady, that one. 

    Gloria Swanson in Don’t Change Your Husband (1919).

Happy Birthday, Doug Sr.!

May 23, 2016May 22, 2016 / maedez / 2 Comments

The mesmerizing and incredibly accomplished Douglas Fairbanks the elder was born on 23 May 1883.

Douglas Fairbanks, 1924

Douglas Fairbanks, 1924

Pro Top: The First King of Hollywood: The Life of Douglas Fairbanks by Tracey Goessel is a fantastic book.

Happy Birthday, Glorious Gloria!

March 27, 2016 / maedez / 3 Comments
Gloria Swanson in 'Don't Change Your Husband' (1919)

Gloria Swanson in ‘Don’t Change Your Husband’ (1919)

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 26, 2015November 22, 2015 / maedez / Leave a comment

As I do every Thanksgiving, I’ll be playing football with Billie Dove!

See you soon.*

Billie Dove on the cover of The Flapper, Thanksgiving 1922

Billie Dove on the cover of The Flapper, Thanksgiving 1922

*Be sure to check back in early December for a fun blogathon announcement!

DAY DREAMS/NIGHT PARADES: GENTS OF THE SILENT SCREEN

Jack Mulhall
Jack Mulhall
William S. Hart
William S. Hart
John Barrymore
John Barrymore
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle
Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle
Lew Cody
Lew Cody
Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall
Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Rudolph Valentino
Rudolph Valentino
House Peters
House Peters
Tom Mix
Tom Mix
John Gilbert
John Gilbert
Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton
Richard Barthelmess
Richard Barthelmess
Creighton Hale
Creighton Hale
Wallace Reid
Wallace Reid
Harold Lloyd
Harold Lloyd
Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney
Charles Ray
Charles Ray
Francis X. Bushman
Francis X. Bushman
Lou Tellegen
Lou Tellegen
Ramon Novarro
Ramon Novarro
Ronald Colman
Ronald Colman
Wheeler Oakman
Wheeler Oakman
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin

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DAY DREAMS/NIGHT PARADES: A MISCELLANY OF MAGNIFICENT SILENT SCREEN STARS

Alice Joyce
Alice Joyce
Betty Compson
Betty Compson
Alice Terry
Alice Terry
Renée Adorée
Renée Adorée
Jobyna Ralston
Jobyna Ralston
Ricardo Cortez
Ricardo Cortez
Bebe Daniels
Bebe Daniels
Phyllis Haver
Phyllis Haver
Miriam Cooper
Miriam Cooper
May McAvoy
May McAvoy
Mack Swain
Mack Swain
Robert Harron
Robert Harron
Betty Bronson
Betty Bronson
Billie Dove
Billie Dove
Conrad Veidt
Conrad Veidt
Ivor Novello
Ivor Novello
Norman Kerry
Norman Kerry
Edna Purviance
Edna Purviance
Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo
Lars Hanson
Lars Hanson
Vilma Banky
Vilma Banky
Antonio Moreno
Antonio Moreno
Bessie Love
Bessie Love
Pola Negri
Pola Negri
Marie Dressler
Marie Dressler

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