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Where Are the Film Stars of the Past
A retrospective on vanished silent film stars from Pickford to Pickford era, noting Florence Turner, Florence Lawrence, Marguerite Clark, Mary Pickford, Mary Charleson, and others now faded or forgotten. Many seek work as extras or live in Europe or obscurity. marriages and misfortunes are common in the fading glow of old cinema.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell J
Birdwell
Hollywood
Sept
Pickfords
Fairbanks
Gishes
Talmadgen
Swansons
Tit Earth
Florence Turnes
Marguette Clark
Gens Gauntier
Florence Lawrence
Mary Charleston
Hilla Hall
Marie Walesmo
Mabel ‘Trunnelle
Mary Fuller
Helen Holmes
Louis Briscoe
Miss Turner
Stutic
Europe
Marion Davies
Gene Gauntiar
Kalen Company
Stockholm
Sweden
Kansas City Post
Mfe
Mary Pickford
Miss Lawrence
Marguerite Clark
Mabel Trumele
Mrs. Herbert] Prior
Dorothy Bernard
Alice Hollister
Marion Leonard
May Hotaling
Edith Storey
Marie Walcamp
Haillie Whodes
Francella Lillington
Enid Markey
Claire Anderson
Dolores Orsinellie
May Buckley
Maude Fealy
Jamila Dalmorez
Pearl Sindelar
Orml Hawley
Irene Warfield
Halen Holmes
Cleo Madison
Winifred Westover