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Showing posts with label producer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label producer. Show all posts

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Bebe Daniels

Bebe Daniels, (January 14, 1901 - March 16, 1971) was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer and producer.  Since her father was a theatrical manager and her mother a star in the theatre, Bebe was on the stage from the time she was born. Although she had made her film debut at age seven in Selig's "The Common Enemy," she continued in school until answering an ad for a leading lady for Harold Lloyd in 1915.
Source: mothgirlwingssilentsaregolden

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson (March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983) was born Gloria May Josephine Svensson in Chicago, Illinois.  She was destined to be perhaps one of the biggest stars of the silent movie era. Swanson was an American actress, singer and producer. She was one of the most prominent stars during the silent film era as both an actress and a fashion icon, especially under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille, made dozens of silents and was nominated for the first Academy Award in the Best Actress category.

Source: classicfilmheroine

Friday, August 31, 2012

Mabel Normand

Mabel Normand (November 9, 1892 – February 23, 1930) was an American silent film comedienne and actress. She was a popular star of Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios and is noted as one of the film industry's first female screenwriters, producers and directors.
Source: doctormacro  | google

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

John Wayne


Marion Mitchell Morrison, May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979, better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. John Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa. He received his first leading film role in The Big Trail (1930). Settling in Glendale, California, Wayne received his distinctive nickname "Duke" while living there. John Wayne had a dog by that name of "Duke", and he spent so much time with his pet that the pair became known as "Little Duke" and "Big Duke," according to the official John Wayne website.
Source: carrollbryant | biography

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Bob Keeshan

Robert James "Bob" Keeshan, (June 27, 1927 – January 23, 2004) was an American television producer and actor. He is most notable as the title character of the children's television program Captain Kangaroo, which became an icon for millions.

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Monday, July 30, 2012

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock rides a bike and signals
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood.
 Source: findagrave | ridesabike | wikipedia
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Buster Keaton

Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American comic actor, filmmaker, producer and writer. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname "The Great Stone Face"
Source: wikipedia | maclarenconsulting | theloudestvoice

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Norma Talmadge


Norma Talmadge (May 2, 1894 – December 24, 1957) was an American actress and film producer of the silent era. A major box office draw for more than a decade.
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Gene Kelly

Eugene Curran "Gene" Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American dancer, actor, singer, film director and producer, and choreographer.
 Source: findagrave | wikipedia



Saturday, July 21, 2012

Harold Lloyd

Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American film actor and producer, most famous for his silent comedies. c. 1920

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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Gloria Swanson

 Gloria Swanson (March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983) was an American actress, singer and producer.
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