Stars of the photoplay : over one hundred art portraits of famous film favorites with short biographical sketches (1924)

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Title:
Stars of the photoplay : over one hundred art portraits of famous film favorites with short biographical sketches
Date:
1924
Publisher:
Chicago : Photoplay Magazine
Volume:
Stars of the photoplay
Leaf #:
000118
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Biography
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
August 29, 2024
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Rurkp William S. Hart William S. Hart was born in Newburgh, N. Y., December 6, 1874. He went on the stage in 1889 and rapidly forged to the front. He was leading man with Mme. Modjeska for a time, and has played in many notable produc' tions, including the original "Ben Hur" cast. He went west in 1914 to play in Ince pictures and made his screen debut in "The Bargain." Later he joined Paramount. It was Bill Hart who popularized the western cowboy pictures and he still leads in these roles. Height, six feet, one inch; weight, 100 pounds. Brown hair and blue eyes. Married and has one son