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11 de mar. de 2010 · More malignantly, Billy Wilder used Norma Talmadge as the obvious if unacknowledged source of Norma Desmond, the grotesque, predatory silent movie queen of his 1950 film “Sunset Boulevard.”
The Talmadge sisters were two of the most beloved stars of the silent era. At first glance, they could hardly seem more different. Norma was a slight, soulful-eyed brunette beauty adept at “emotional” roles while Constance was a tall, gawky blond, not particularly pretty but with a face full of mischief. Yet they were bound together closely ...
Norma Talmadge (May 2, 1894 – December 24, 1957) was an American actress and movie producer. She appeared mostly in silent movies and melodramas. Her most famous movie was Smilin' Through in 1922. She was also in Secrets in 1924 and The Lady the following year.
14 de ene. de 2021 · 1. She Had The Worst Christmas. Born on May 2, 1894, Norma Talmadge had a rough start in life. While her mother, Peg Talmadge, was “a witty and indomitable woman,” her father, Fred Talmadge, usually had his head too deep into drink to notice much of what happened around him. One Christmas morning, Fred just up and left his family behind ...
Norma Talmadge was one of the greatest stars of the silent era. She began her film work as a teenager in 1910 at the Vitagraph Studios in Flatbush, just a streetcar ride from her home. In 1916 she met and married exhibitor Joseph M. Schenck, and together they formed the Norma Talmadge Film Corporation, one of the most lucrative partnerships in ...
Norma Talmadge filmography. This Norma Talmadge filmography excludes numerous shorts from 1910 to 1915, starting with A Broken Spell. It is ordered in chronological order by release date, according to IMDb. However, the list of Greta de Groat, Electronic Media Cataloger at Stanford University Libraries, disagrees with that order in some instances.
N orma Talmadge was one of the fabulous stars of Hollywood's Golden Age of the 1920s.. Miss Talmadge began her screen career at the age of 14 and her dark, dramatic beauty became a symbol of the silent motion-picture era. She made more than 200 pictures, winning the idolatry of millions of fans and earning millions of dollars in the Hollywood film industry's heyday.
