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Silent screen stars

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https://flic.kr/p/H6PFJt | Musidora | French postcard by Editions Sid, Paris, no. 8039. Photo: G.I. Manuel Frères.

French postcard by Editions Sid, Paris, no. 8039. Photo: G.L. Manuel Frères. With her heavily kohled dark eyes, somewhat sinister make-up, pale skin and exotic wardrobes, French actress Musidora (1889-1957) created an unforgettable vamp persona. She is best known for her roles in the Louis Feuillade serials Les Vampires (1915-1916) as Irma Vep, the voluptuous, amoral villainess, and in Judex (1917) as Marie Verdier. At a time when many women in the film industry were relegated to acting…

Lillian Gish (1896-1993), American stage and screen actress, 1912. Lillian Gish was one of the stars of early cinema, forming a partnership with the great director DW Griffith. Known as 'the first lady of the silent screen', most of her appearances were in silent pictures and she did not star in a 'talkie' until 1930. Still from the film The Wedding, 1912.

Lillian Gish , American stage and screen actress, 1912. Lillian Gish was one of the stars of early cinema, forming a partnership with the great director DW Griffith. Known as 'the first lady of the...

Rudolph Valentino & Vilma Banky | Stars of the Silent Screen… | Flickr

Stars of the Silent Screen - from the movie "Son of the Sheik" (1926) - vintage postcard