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The Silent Era

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Gretchen Hale (1897 - 1979)
Birth: Aug. 28, 1897 Death: Jan. 27, 1979 Actress. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she was a in her teens as a stage performer under the name of Greta Arbin prior to making her screen debut in "Famous Playe...
George Frederick Walsh (1889 - 1981)
Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy : Dec 1 2023, 5:53:32 UTC Actor. He was a veteran performer of the silent film era, whom appeared in 81 films between 1915 and 1936. He made his big screen deb...
Gladys Francis More (1905 - 1987)
Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy : May 5 2024, 4:42:08 UTC Tiny, blue-eyed Ann Christy started in Silent films with a bit part in Long Pants (1927) with Harry Langdon. She was then signed by o...
Photo by Ira D. Schwarz, from "Shadowland" (Sep 1919-Feb 1920). Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:June_Walker_-_Feb_1920_Shadowland.jpg

June Walker (1899 - 1966)
June Walker was an American stage and film actor. Note: Some secondary sources and her California death index state that she was born in 1900. On her U.S. passport application from 1923, she stated t...
Conway Tearle (1878 - 1938)
Conway Tearle was an American actor of the silent and early sound film era. He appeared in 93 films between 1914 and 1936. He was the half-brother of actor Godfrey Tearle.On December 16, 1931, Conway a...

People who have made significant contribution to silent films: actors, directors, writers, etc.

Top grossing silent films in the United States as calculated by Variety magazine in 1932. The dollar amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

Actors