Edith Ellis (playwright)
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Edith Ellis was an American actress, director, and playwright. She began her career as a child actress, and then began writing, directing, and producing. Ellis operated several theatres and touring co
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Silent film
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A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound. Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements or key lines of dialogue may, when necessary, be conveyed
Edith Ellis (playwright)
…include: Incarnation: A Plea from the Masters, (1936), Open the Door!, (1935), We Knew These Men, (1943) and Love in the Afterlife, (1956) She also wrote silent film scenarios for Samuel Goldwyn. In 1909, Ellis joined the Society of Dramatic Authors, a feminist group for women dramatics. Including members like Rachel…
A still from 1921's The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, one of the highest-grossing silent films
Aziza Amir in Laila (1927)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) used stylized inter-titles.
Lillian Gish, the "First Lady of the American Cinema", was a leading star in the silent era with one of the longest careers—1912 to 1987.