Silent screen stars

Armed with Franz Hessel’s cult guidebook, Walking in Berlin, published in 1929, Vanessa Thorpe is transported back to the city’s decadent period

List of famous silent film actresses, with photos, bios, and other information when available. Who are the top silent film actresses in the world? This ...

A place to discuss your love of old Hollywood and to share my love of the silents to the 40's through my memorabilia.

When we think of silent movie stars we inevitably think of Garbo, Charlie Chaplin, Rudolph Valentino as well as perhaps Lillian Gish (not forgetting the quintessential flappers Clara Bow and Louise Brooks). But for every movie icon there were hundreds of actresses who appeared in silent movies whose names haven’t stood the test of time(...)

In honor of Pride month, we delve into the groundbreaking life and career of 1930s movie star William Haines, who chose love over career.

Actress. Born Lucille Ericksen in Chicago, Illinois, Ricksen began her career as a professional child model. In 1920 she arrived with her mother Ingeborg in Hollywood, California at the request of Samuel Goldwyn who immediately cast the eleven year old in comedy serial entitled The Adventures of Edgar Pomeroy. The...

A century after the disaster, Andrew Wilson discovers a succession of tragedies

Born 1894 in Wilmington, Delaware, American actress, singer, and model Estelle Taylor began appearing in small roles in World and Vitagraph ...

List of famous silent film actresses, with photos, bios, and other information when available. Who are the top silent film actresses in the world? This ...