This work contains 41 engaging essays on players of the silent screen, from superstars like Rudolph Valentino and Clara Bow to fascinating figures like Clarine Seymour and Arthur Johnson. These stories range from the tragic (early deaths, drug problems, talkie-related career failures) to the triumphant (a surprising number of silent stars enjoyed long, happy lives). Many of these personalities have never before been covered in depth, and their careers highlight the entire silent era, from its beginnings in the 1890s to its demise in the late 1920s. These essays, earlier versions of which were published in Classic Images, have been completely reedited and rewritten, reflecting information later made available to the author. “one of the best authors on film today...engaging essays...delightful…exhaustive…detailed”― Classic Images ; “dense with information”― Big Reel ; “wonderful essays...excellent…writing is both thorough and accurate”― Silents Are Golden. A collection of biographical pieces originally published in Classic Images and Films of the Golden Age from 1993–2000. Subjects include such well-known silent stars as Clara Bow, Rudolph Valentino, Norma and Constance Talmadge, and Mae Marsh—as well as such lesser-known figures as tragic glamour girl Florence LaBadie, French comic genius Max Linder, the original Harrison Ford, and the first flapper, Clarine Seymour. The stars covered are: Clara Bow • Gladys Brockwell • Vernon & Irene Castle • Bebe Daniels • Marion Davies • Jeanne Eagels • Harrison Ford • Dorothy Gish • William Haines • Robert Harron • May Irwin • Arthur Johnson • Alice Joyce • Florence LaBadie • Max Linder • Ormer Locklear • Douglas MacLean • Martha Mansfield • Mae Marsh • Colleen Moore • Antonio Moreno • Nita Naldi • Alla Nazimova • Pola Negri • Mary Nolan • Anita Page • Marie Prevost • Esther Ralston • Wallace Reid • Alma Rubens • Clarine Seymour • Milton Sills • Constance Talmadge • Norma Talmadge • Lilyan Tashman • Olive Thomas • Rudolph Valentino • Fannie Ward • Pearl White • Kathlyn Williams • Clara Kimball Young Eve Golden is a longtime contributor to Classic Images and Films of the Golden Age, and she writes and edits for Movieline and More. She has also written full-length biographies of actresses Jean Harlow, Theda Bara and Anna Held. Used Book in Good Condition