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Golden, Eve.
John Gilbert
[Libby eBook] :
The Last of the Silent Film Stars.
The University Press of Kentucky,
2013.
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HTML:<p><b>This revealing biography of the legendary silent film star chronicles his meteoric rise, famous romances, and tragic descent into obscurity.</b><br /> Known as “The Great Lover,” John Gilbert was among the world's most recognizable actors during the silent era. A swashbuckling figure on screen and off, he is best known today for his high-profile romances with Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich, his legendary conflicts with Louis B. Mayer, his four tumultuous marriages, and his swift decline after the introduction of talkies. Many myths have developed around the larger-than-life star in the eighty years since his untimely death, but this definitive biography sets the record straight.<br /> Eve Golden separates fact from fiction in <i>John Gilbert</i>, tracing the actor's life from his youth spent traveling with his mother in acting troupes to the peak of fame at MGM, where he starred opposite Mae Murray, Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, and others in popular films such as <i>The</i> <i>Merry Widow, The Big Parade, Flesh and the Devil</i>, and <i>Love</i>.<br /> Golden debunks some of the most pernicious rumors about Gilbert, including the oft-repeated myth that he had a high-pitched, squeaky voice that ruined his career. 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.</p>.
Biography & Autobiography.
Performing Arts.
Nonfiction.
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