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The Silent Era

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Elmer Booth (1882 - 1915)
William Elmer Booth (December 9, 1882 – June 16, 1915) was an American stage and film actor. He was born in Los Angeles, California and was the elder brother of Margaret Booth, a renowned film editor...
Jean Arthur (1900 - 1991)
Jean Arthur (October 17, 1900 – June 19, 1991) was an American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s. Arthur is best remembered for her feature roles in three Frank Capra films: Mr...
Jesse L. Lasky (1880 - 1958)
See Wikipedia... Jesse Louis Lasky (September 13, 1880 – January 13, 1958) was an American pioneer motion picture producer.[1] He was a key founder of Paramount Pictures with Adolph Zukor and Willi...
Oscar Micheaux (1884 - 1951)
Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an African-American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films. Although the short-lived Lincoln Motion Pictu...
Olive Thomas (1894 - 1920)
American silent film actress and socialite Olive Thomas is better known for the horrific nature of her death than for her thespian talents. She was a Ziegfeld girl and the original flapper. She was b...