		Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses Anthony Slide Hardcover. University Press of Kentucky 2002-09. ISBN 9780813122496
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From his perspective of having known many of the actors and actresses about
whom he writes, silent film historian Anthony Slide creates vivid portraits of
the careers and often eccentric lives of 100 players from the American silent
film industry. He profiles the era's shining stars such as Lillian Gish and
Blanche Sweet; leading men including William Bakewell and Robert Harron; gifted
leading ladies such as Laura La Plante and Alice Terry; ingenues like Mary
Astor and Mary Brian; and even Hollywood's most famous extra, Bess Flowers. Each essay is accompanied by significant documentation and an extensive
bibliography. The book also contains a series of insightful portraits of the
characters who symbolize an original and pioneering era in motion history and
explores their unique talents and extraordinary private lives. This work presents vivid portraits of the careers and often eccentric
private lives of 100 players from the American silent film industry including
Lillian Gish and William Blakewell. Each essay is accompanied by significant
documentation and an extensive bibliography.