Meticulous, comprehensive, and generously illustrated, this book provides a behind-the-scenes look at one of the silent era's greatest stars and the glamorous yet brutal world in which he lived.--From publisher description.
Charming and classically handsome, John Gilbert (1897-1936) was among the world's most recognizable actors during the silent era. He was a wild, swashbuckling figure on screen and off, and accounts of his life have focused on his high-profile romances with Greta Garbo and Marlen…
In this book, the author separates fact from fiction, tracing actor John Gilbert's life from his youth spent travelling with his mother in acting troupes to the peak of his fame at MGM, where he starred opposite Mae Murray, Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, and other ac…
Held, the first wife of Flo Ziegfeld, moved to New York from Parisin the 1890s and was a leading Broadway star for two decades.