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Apr 1, 2021 · John Gilbert's scandalous affairs with femmes fatales like Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich gave him the nickname "The Great Lover," but his deplorable treatment at the hands of Hollywood's power brokers left him with another: “Hollywood’s Unhappiest Man.” Gilbert’s meteoric soar to superstardom included beautiful bombshells, bad bosses, and booze.
John Gilbert was an American actor and a major star of the silent film era. Known as “the great lover”, he rivaled even Rudolph Valentino as a box office draw. Though he was often cited as one of the high profile examples of an actor who was unsuccessful in making the transition to talkies, his decline as a star in fact had to do with ...
Jun 3, 2021 · Johnny Gilbert, the voice of ‘Jeopardy!’, keeps going at 92. In this image provided by Jeopardy Productions, Inc., show announcer Johnny Gilbert appears on the set of “Jeopardy!”. Gilbert worked with host Alex Trebek for 37 years and was reluctant to continue after losing his admired colleague. But others with the show urged him to ...
American actor John Gilbert (born John Cecil Pringle) was one of the biggest stars of the Silent films era. His career subsequently significantly waned during the first years of the sound era.
Johnny Gilbert. Nobody keeps an audience engaged like Jeopardy!’s resident entertainer, Johnny Gilbert. Over the span of his career, Johnny has done it all, from performing in nightclubs and as a recording artist, to entertaining movie and television audiences. So much more than the voice of Jeopardy!, Johnny’s a true Hollywood showman ...
Actor. Born: July 10, 1897 (Logan, Utah) Died: January 9, 1936 (Los Angeles, California) 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.
In 2017, Johnny Gilbert was honored by the Guinness World Records for having the longest career as an announcer, thanks to his 32-year-long stint with ‘Jeopardy!'
