The Ultimate Directory of Silent Screen Performers: A Necrology of Births and Deaths and Essays on 50 Lost Players

Doyle, Billy H.

ISBN 10: 0810829584 / ISBN 13: 9780810829589

Published by Scarecrow Press, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Ultimate Directory of Silent Screen Performers: A Necrology of Births and Deaths and Essays on 50 Lost Players
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810829584
• ISBN 13: 9780810829589
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Libraries abound with books on silent film history and numerous biographies on the legendary stars, but what about the thousands and thousands of actors who never obtained legendary status? Film enthusiasts with easy access to silent films today have become interested in those long ago players who supported the star.

This necrology is devoted solely to the actors of the Silent Screen. The book includes entries for some 7,500 deceased actors as well as directors, producers, writers, politicians, and sports figures who appeared in silent films. Included are 50 biographical essays on former stars, leading players and comedians who until now have been primarily footnotes in film history. The essays relate the early demise of promising players, how some lived lives as tragic as any they portrayed on the screen and how some lived long lives on the fringes of past glory, totally forgotten. Invaluable to film researchers and enthusiasts who want to know what happened to the actors of the silent screen who made shadows an art form.

About the Author

Billy H. Doyle is a film researcher and historian. He is a contributor to various film publications such as Films in Review, Classic Images and The Silent Film Newsletter.