John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars

by Eve Golden

Book Overview

Charming and classically handsome, John Gilbert (1897-1936) was among the world's most recognizable actors during the silent era. He was a wild, swashbuckling figure on screen and off, and accounts of his life have focused on 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. A dramatic and interesting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813141621
• ISBN13: 9780813141626
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.0"