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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.
July 10, 1897 · Logan, Utah, USA. Died. January 9, 1936 · Los Angeles, California, USA (heart failure) Birth name. John Cecil Pringle. Nickname. Jack. Height. 5′ 11″ (1.80 m) Mini Bio. John Gilbert was born into a show-business family - his father was a comic with the Pringle Stock Company.
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". His breakthrough came in 1925 with his starring roles in The Merry Widow and The Big Parade.
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.
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.
Original documentary production about the legendary film actor John Gilbert told by his daughter and biographer, Leatrice Gilbert Fountain... his journeyman ...
W hen he died in 1936, John Gilbert was considered one of the last of the great romancers of the silent film era. Gilbert ranked with the best of those whose acting made feminine hearts...
