Biographies

Shawn Hall April 12, 2024

Not every day do silent film stars of yesteryear find their way back into the limelight....

Empire of Dreams: The Epic Life of Cecil B. DeMille—Book Review Fannie Ward and Sessue Hayakawa in Cecil B. DeMille's 1915 film The Cheat

Shawn Hall June 2, 2023

Over eighty years after his death, Cecil B. DeMille remains one of the most recognizable classic...

John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars — Book Review John-Gilbert_The-Last-of-the-Silent-Film-Stars_Cover

Shawn Hall August 14, 2022

I have a strange fascination with silent stars who never translated their careers successfully into the...

Shawn Hall July 11, 2022

2022 Summer Reading Challenge The First King of Hollywood

Shawn Hall June 3, 2022

Since warm weather has arrived, now is the perfect time to venture outside...

Clara Bow: Runnin’ Wild — Book Review Clara Bow Runnin Wild Book Cover

Shawn Hall September 15, 2021

During the peak of her popularity, Clara Bow was Hollywood’s biggest box office star and...

Lois Weber in Early Hollywood — Book Review Signed portrait of Lois Weber shown at the beginning of her 1915 film Hypocrites

Shawn Hall September 15, 2020

Lois Weber in Early Hollywood running for mayor of Universal City. Read the whole...

Shawn Hall June 22, 2020

This summer I am participating in the 2020 Summer Classic Film Reading Challenge hosted by Raquel...

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