Silent Wierdness

March 11 12AM (1927)  TCM Clip March 19 11AM (Partial Silent 1929)  TCM Clip March 19 12:45PM (Early Talkie 1929)  Clip...

1896-1970 Irish born actor Arthur Shields was born on this day into a Protestant family in Dublin; he was the younger brother of c...

1886-1970 Character actor of the large and small screen Charles (Charlie) Sherman Ruggles was born on this day in Los Angeles.  Hi...

1812-1870 The famed British writer was born Charles John Huffam Dickens in Portsmouth, England into a naval family; he was the sec...

1909-1968 Child actress of silent films Katherine Lee (older sister of Jane Lee ) was born on this day in Glasgow, Scotland. Thoug...

1868-1940 Maxine Elliott was indeed an actress, but first and foremost, she was a successful businesswoman and investor. She was b...

1884-1974 The Native American silent film actress who was simply known as "Red Wing" was born Lillian Margaret St. Cyr i...

1865-1927 British born silent film director Travers Vale was born Solomon Flohm in Liverpool, England on this day.  He was the so...

1871-1940 Canadian born character actor of stage and screen Wilfred (Van Norman) Lucas celebrates a memorial birthday today. Lucas...

1874-1956 Writer, principally of plays, Owen Gould Davis, was born on this day in Portland, Maine, but was raised in Bangor.  Hi...