RUSHVILLE — Springfield-based theater organist Mark Gifford will be the guest performer Thursday during Schuyler Performing Arts Council’s Silent Movie Night. The 7 p.m. performance at ...
Before movies had sound, female silent film stars told stories through movement, expression, and quiet magic shown on screen. In the 1920s, a remarkable group of women became some of the most ...
A closeted movie star whose stardom peaked in the 1920s, Ramon Novarro was brutally murdered in 1968 by two men at his home.
Roy Stewart and Lillian Gish in The House Built Upon Sand (1916). (Photo via Wikipedia/Public Domain) If you were walking the streets of San Diego in the late 19th century and heard the name Roy ...
The 1910s marked the birth of movie stardom, with women playing a central role in shaping this new form of entertainment. In the silent film era, actresses relied entirely on physical expression, ...