A pictorial history of the silent screen (1953)

Record Details:

Title:
A pictorial history of the silent screen
Date:
1953
Publisher:
New York : G. P. Putman's Sons
Volume:
A pictorial history of the silent screen
Leaf #:
000195
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
June 20, 2024
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THE BIG FOUR OF UNITED ARTISTS DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, MARY PICKFORD, CHARLES CHAPLIN, D. W. GRIFFITH Q 2 Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Charles Chaplin and D. W. Griffith, four of the biggest names in pictures, formed the United Artists Corporation with Hiram Abrams as its president. On March 27, Fairbanks and Miss Pickford were united in marriage. They were the king and queen of filmland, and their home in Beverly Hills, named Pickfair, became the center of the film capital's social activities. Another outstanding event was the discovery by Chaplin of Jackie Coogan. The story goes that Jackie winked at Chaplin in a Los Angeles railway station and was given the role in "The Kid" which skyrocketed little Jackie Coogan to stardom. MARY PICKFORD IN "POLLYANNA" (UNITED ARTISTS) IN DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, "THE MOLLYCODDLE" RUTH RENWICK (UNITED ARTISTS) DOROTHY GISH (PARAMOUNT) miik BUSTER KEATON (FIRST NATIONAL) MARY MacLAREN (UNIVERSAL) HEDDA HOPPER (SELECT) DAVID POWELL (PARAMOUNT) CLARINE SEYMOUR (GRIFFITH) 185