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Brent made more than two dozen silent films, including three for director Josef von Sternberg. One of these was The Last Command (1928), an epic war drama featuring William Powell for which Emil Jannings won the first Academy Award for Best Actor .
Upon her return to the United States in 1924, she was briefly under contract to Fox, then joined Associated Authors, and, finally, Paramount-Famous Players-Lasky (1926-30). At the height of her career in silent films, the dark-haired, aquiline Evelyn became a matinee idol with performances as exotic temptresses and vamps, particularly in films ...
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Oct 28, 2014 · While most beautiful women are known for a beautiful smile, Evelyn was known for her scowl.From her first role in 1915 through her last silent film made in 1928, Evelyn made over 65 films. Sadly, most of Evelyn's silent films are lost.
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Jun 19, 2011 · Below is the surviving silent film status of Evelyn Brent. The titles were taken from imdb and then referenced against the Library of Congress Silent Film Database. You will note that for the years 1920 - 1922, those films were not found in the database. I suspect she was making films overseas, as those titles would not be in the database.
Brent, Evelyn (1899–1975) American leading lady of the silent era. Name variations: appeared in several early films as Betty Riggs. Born Mary Elizabeth Riggs on October 20, 1899, in Tampa, Florida; died in 1975; married Bernie Fineman, 1922 (divorced, 1927); married Harry Edwards (dates unknown); later married Harry Fox (died, 1959). Films ...
Jun 8, 1975 · LOS ANGELES, June 7 (UPI) —Evelyn Brent, a movie star of the nineteen‐twenties, died Wednesday of a heart attack at her home here. Her age was 75. Silents to Talkies. Miss Brent...
Mar 16, 2016 · Portrait of Harold Lloyd, dated 1924 Source Harold Lloyd ranks alongside Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton as one of the most popular and influential film comedians of the silent film era. Lloyd made nearly 200 comedy films, both silent and “talkies”, between 1914 and 1947.