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Broken Silence: Conversations with 23 Silent Film Stars

Michael G. Ankerich

This is a collection of 23 original interviews with stars of the silent screen, with biographical information and a filmography included for each.

Interviewed are Lew Ayres, William Bakewell, Lina Basquette, Madge Bellamy, Eleanor Boardman, Ethlyne Clair, Junior Coghlan, Joyce Compton, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Dorothy Gulliver, Maxine Elliott Hicks, Dorothy Janis, George Lewis, Marion Mack, Patsy Ruth Miller, Lois Moran, Baby Marie Osborne, Muriel Ostriche, Eddie Quillan, Esther Ralston, Dorothy Revier, David Rollins and Gladys Walton.

Book Details

  • Publisher: McFarland & Company
  • Publish Date: Mar 1st, 2011
  • Pages: 331
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.90in - 5.90in - 0.80in - 0.95lb
  • EAN: 9780786463824
  • Recommended age: 18-UP
  • Categories: Film - History & CriticismEntertainment & Performing Arts

About the Author

Ankerich, Michael G.: - Michael G. Ankerich is a writer whose work focuses on the silent film era of Hollywood. A former newspaper reporter, he has written extensively for Classic Images, Films of the Golden Age, and Hollywood Studio Magazine, which featured his interview with Butterfly McQueen (Prissy) on the 50th anniversary of the release of Gone With The Wind. He can be reached at his website michaelgankerich.com.

Praise for this book

"a labor of love...informative, insightful reminiscences"--The Silent Film Monthly.