Silent film stars

The fascinating stories and photos of the most beautiful actresses of the silent movies.

Born 1894 in Wilmington, Delaware, American actress, singer, and model Estelle Taylor began appearing in small roles in World and Vitagraph ...

Have you ever wondered why the makeup in movies of the 1910s looks so garish and pallid compared to those in the 20s? Note (after you stop laughing) how dark Buster's hands are compared to his face. The secret lies in the type of film stock. Not all black and white film was created equal! Before 1922, almost all motion pictures were shot on orthochromatic, or blue-sensitive, film: The film stock was sensitive to the blue-violet end of the visible spectrum but insensitive to the yellow-red…

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Armed with Franz Hessel’s cult guidebook, Walking in Berlin, published in 1929, Vanessa Thorpe is transported back to the city’s decadent period

Born 1894 in Wilmington, Delaware, American actress, singer, and model Estelle Taylor began appearing in small roles in World and Vitagraph ...

Evelyn Nesbit (1884–1967) was known to millions before her 16th birthday in 1900. She was the most photographed woman of her era, an iconic ...

Actor. During his youth, he was an accomplished athlete, active in such fields as swimming, horseback riding, football, and track. He also was very interested in an acting career and would frequently attend plays during these years. As a teenager, his family moved from Newark to Manhattan, which gave him a chance to...

At the beginning of 20th century, there was no Photoshop or plastic surgery, and the beauty icons of those times looked completely different from modern actresses, singers and models. Take a look at these 100-year-old pictures capturing the pure beauty of women who lived a century ago.

Anita Page! My favorite Silent Film Star! So beautiful