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The first female stars : women of the silent era / David W. Menefee.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Menefee, David W., 1954-
- Series:
- Non-Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Actresses--United States--Biography.
- Actresses.
- Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Biography.
- Motion picture actors and actresses.
- Silent films--United States--History and criticism.
- Silent films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (252 p.)
- Distribution:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- Examines 15 women who ventured into the early film business, becoming the focal point of that burgeoning industry, each important today for the role they played in the development of a new art.
- Contents:
- 1. Theda Bara
- 2. Beverly Bayne
- 3. Sarah Bernhardt
- 4. Carol Dempster
- 5. Pauline Frederick
- 6. Gene Gauntier
- 7. Janet Gaynor
- 8. Dorothy Gish
- 9. Mae Marsh
- 10. Mae Murray
- 11. Alla Nazimova
- 12. Constance Talmadge
- 13. Norma Talmadge
- 14. Laurette Taylor
- 15. Pearl White.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-221) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798400651571
- 9786612404641
- 9781282404649
- 1282404644
- OCLC:
- 58810667
- Publisher Number:
- 10.5040/9798400651571
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