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GLADY BROCKWELL SILENT ERA FILM ACTRESS  BORN  1893 SEPTEMBER 26 Gladys Brockwell (September 26, 1893 – July 2, 1929) was an American actress whose career began during the silent film era Early life[edit] Born Gladys Lindeman in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of a chorus girl who put her on stage at a very early age. By the time she reached her middle teens, she was already a veteran and taking on dramatic leading roles. She made her East Coast film debut in 1913 as Gladys Brockwell for Lubin Studios and within a short time was starring in a number of films. Developing her craft, Brockwell moved to Hollywood where she earned herself an important role in the acclaimed 1922 version of Oliver Twist and in The Hunchback of Notre Dame the following year. Career[edit] Never one of the glamorous leading ladies, by the mid-1920s she was past the age of thirty and although still given top female billing, Brockwell performed mainly in supporting roles....

GLADY BROCKWELL SILENT ERA FILM ACTRESS  BORN  1893 SEPTEMBER 26 Gladys Brockwell (September 26, 1893 – July 2, 1929) was an American actress whose career began during the silent film era Early life[edit] Born Gladys Lindeman in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of a chorus girl who put her on stage at a very early age. By the time she reached her middle teens, she was already a veteran and taking on dramatic leading roles. She made her East Coast film debut in 1913 as Gladys Brockwell for Lubin Studios and within a short time was starring in a number of films. Developing her craft, Brockwell moved to Hollywood where she earned herself an important role in the acclaimed 1922 version of Oliver Twist and in The Hunchback of Notre Dame the following year. Career[edit] Never one of the glamorous leading ladies, by the mid-1920s she was past the age of thirty and although still given top female billing, Brockwell performed mainly in supporting roles....

MARY ASTOR ,THE CAMEO GIRL , AMERICAN SILENT ERA BEAUTY DIED  1987 SEPTEMBER 25 Mary Astor, original name Lucille Vasconcellos Langhanke (born May 3, 1906, Quincy, Ill., U.S.—died September 25, 1987, Woodland Hills, Calif.) American motion-picture and stage actress noted for her delicate, classic beauty and a renowned profile that earned her the nickname “The Cameo Girl.” With the ability to play a variety of characters ranging from villains to heroines to matrons, Astor worked in film from the silent era to the 1960s. Astor’s early career was directed by her German-immigrant father, who entered her into a beauty contest at age 14; a year later she appeared in her first film, Sentimental Tommy (1921), although her role was cut from the release print.  After a few bit parts in two-reelers, Astor was selected by John Barrymore to costar in Beau Brummel (1924).  The two also began a lively, romantic offscreen relationship, with the legend...

MARY ASTOR ,THE CAMEO GIRL , AMERICAN SILENT ERA BEAUTY DIED  1987 SEPTEMBER 25 Mary Astor, original name Lucille Vasconcellos Langhanke (born May 3, 1906, Quincy, Ill., U.S.—died September 25, 1987, Woodland Hills, Calif.) American motion-picture and stage actress noted for her delicate, classic beauty and a renowned profile that earned her the nickname “The Cameo Girl.” With the ability to play a variety of characters ranging from villains to heroines to matrons, Astor worked in film from the silent era to the 1960s. Astor’s early career was directed by her German-immigrant father, who entered her into a beauty contest at age 14; a year later she appeared in her first film, Sentimental Tommy (1921), although her role was cut from the release print.  After a few bit parts in two-reelers, Astor was selected by John Barrymore to costar in Beau Brummel (1924).  The two also began a lively, romantic offscreen relationship, with the legend...

MARY ASTOR ,THE CAMEO GIRL , AMERICAN SILENT ERA BEAUTY DIED  1987 SEPTEMBER 25 Mary Astor, original name Lucille Vasconcellos Langhanke (born May 3, 1906, Quincy, Ill., U.S.—died September 25, 1987, Woodland Hills, Calif.) American motion-picture and stage actress noted for her delicate, classic beauty and a renowned profile that earned her the nickname “The Cameo Girl.” With the ability to play a variety of characters ranging from villains to heroines to matrons, Astor worked in film from the silent era to the 1960s. Astor’s early career was directed by her German-immigrant father, who entered her into a beauty contest at age 14; a year later she appeared in her first film, Sentimental Tommy (1921), although her role was cut from the release print.  After a few bit parts in two-reelers, Astor was selected by John Barrymore to costar in Beau Brummel (1924).  The two also began a lively, romantic offscreen relationship, with the legend...