Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses

Slide, Anthony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 081312249X ISBN 13: 9780813122496

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky, 2002

From his perspective of having known many of the actors and actresses about whom he writes, silent film historian Anthony Slide creates vivid portraits of the careers and often eccentric lives of 100 players from the American silent film industry. He profiles the era's shining stars such as Lillian Gish and Blanche Sweet; leading men including William Bakewell and Robert Harron; gifted leading ladies such as Laura La Plante and Alice Terry; ingenues like Mary Astor and Mary Brian; and even Hollywood's most famous extra, Bess Flowers. Each essay is accompanied by significant documentation and an extensive bibliography. The book also contains a series of insightful portraits of the characters who symbolize an original and pioneering era in motion history and explores their unique talents and extraordinary private lives.

Review:

Slide sets a standard for film research that other writers can study and emulate. - Daily Variety ""The grand master of silent film scholarship."" - Choice ""One writer who possesses the special insight necessary to any intelligent discussion of the silent movie is Slide."" - Films in Review

About the Author:

Anthony Slide, a scholar of film history, has published over fifty pioneering works on film and entertainment.