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John Gilbert (born John Cecil Pringle; July 10, 1897 – January 9, 1936) was an American actor, screenwriter and director. He rose to fame during the silent era and became a popular leading man known as "The Great Lover".
John Gilbert (born July 10, 1897, Logan, Utah, U.S.—died January 9, 1936, Los Angeles, California) was a romantic leading man of the silent era of film, known as the “Great Lover.”
Apr 1, 2021 · Here are breathtaking facts about John Gilbert, the dark star. 1. His Parents Didn't Want Him. Born John Pringle, Gilbert lived a childhood of mistreatment and neglect that would haunt him well into his Hollywood years.
John Gilbert. Actor: The Big Parade. John Gilbert was born into a show-business family - his father was a comic with the Pringle Stock Company. By 1915 John was an extra with Thomas H. Ince's company and a lead player by 1917. In those days he was assistant director, actor or screenwriter.
John Gilbert. Actor: The Big Parade. John Gilbert was born into a show-business family - his father was a comic with the Pringle Stock Company. By 1915 John was an extra with Thomas H. Ince's company and a lead player by 1917. In those days he was assistant director, actor or screenwriter. He also tried his hand at directing.
At the apex of his career, John Gilbert was a movie superstar, the leading male actor at MGM Studios, and an acclaimed screen lover. He reached stardom in 1924 at age 28, but his stardom faded in 1930 after his first two disastrous talkies.
John Gilbert was an American actor who became one of the first great stars of the silent film era, appearing opposite the top actresses of the time such as Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford and Greta Garbo.
In the stillness of the master bedroom of his palatial mountainside home in Beverly Hills, John Gilbert, the screen’s greatest lover, passed into everlasting sleep yesterday morning. He was 38...
May 13, 2013 · John Gilbert was the golden boy at MGM during the final years of the silent era. He was the young studio’s biggest male star, working with such top directors as King Vidor...
Literally drinking himself into poor health, John Gilbert died of a massive heart attack in 1936. He was only forty-one years old. The demise of John Gilbert's career is now so clouded in legend that separating the cause from the effect is critical to an understanding of his place in Hollywood history.
