1882-1942
American motion-picture actress Clare Bow personified the flapper of the 1920s. From 1927 to 1930 she was one of the top five Hollywood box-office attractions.
1905-1965
1906-1985
Charlie Chaplin was a comedic British actor who became one of the biggest stars of the 20th century's silent-film era.
1889-1977
Joan Crawford was an Oscar-winning actress, dancer and executive. She was known for films like Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? and Mildred Pierce.
1905-1977
Silent movie star Douglas Fairbanks Sr. (1883–39) teamed up with Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith and his wife Mary Pickford to launch United Artists in 1919.
1883-1939
Greta Garbo is best known for her acting career, in both silent and talking films before World War II.
1905-1990
Silent film actress Janet Gaynor won the first-ever Academy Award for Best Actress in 1929, for her role in the movie Seventh Heaven.
1906-1984
Dorothy Gish, younger sister of actress Lillian Gish, was a film actress in the first half of the 20th century.
1898-1968
1893-1993
Comedian and director Buster Keaton was popular for his pioneering silent comedies in the 1920s.
1895-1966
Comedian Harold Lloyd was a star of silent film era, appearing in notable movies Just Nuts, Girl Shy and The Freshman.
1893-1971
Mary Pickford was a legendary silent film actress and was known as "America’s sweetheart." She was a founder of United Artists and helped establish the Academy.
1892-1979
1892-1984
Actress Norma Shearer, married Hollywood producer Irving G. Thalberg, received an Academy Award for her role in The Divorcee.
1900-1983
Italian-American actor Rudolph Valentino was admired as the “Great Lover” of the 1920s.
1895-1926