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Short biography of the actress once known as America's Sweetheart. Along with Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks, Pickford was a co-founder of United Artists Studio.

If you thought tabloids were kept busy with celebrity gossip about modern movie stars...silent movies may have been mute, but the stars sounded off scandalous stories.

Frances Marion was the world's highest-paid screenwriter, male or female, for three decades.

UA's been through many incarnations but a new deluxe set proves that the heyday of United Artists was the 60s and 70s

Silent film star Dorothy Gish proved her versatility and talent as she built a career as a comedic actress on stage, film and television.

If you thought tabloids were kept busy with celebrity gossip about modern movie stars...silent movies may have been mute, but the stars sounded off scandalous stories.

Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, and Rosalind Russell climbed over the hill back to the top. Angela Lansbury tread the boards of Broadway. Lucille Ball became beloved on TV.

Lillian Gish was one of the most popular and talented silent film stars in Hollywood.

Capture the essences of three legendary screen beauties with simple tricks and tips that recreate their most famous looks.

Film-goers are becoming less concerned with stars like Julia Roberts and Tom Cruise and more with a movie's storyline. Films with unknown casts are topping box offices.

The road to becoming the movie capitol of the world was paved by a desire for better weather and a need to escape the clutches of Thomas Edison.

For more than eight decades, America's notable and notorious have slept at the grand Casa Marina Hotel in Jacksonville Beach.

The theatre season has already begun in Toronto. Here is a brief overview of four theatres located in the downtown core of the city. So get out there and see a show.

Want the creamy richness of Fettucine Alfredo without all the fat? Want it fast and easy? This recipe will thrill your taste buds in a hurry.

Hollywood may be best known for its large egos, flashy cars and the need to leave one's mark, but you don't have to have only two legs to cement your name in history.

This black-and-white classic follows the romantic adventures of a little tramp who falls in love with a blind girl selling flowers.

From the beginning, Oscars have been tainted by politics, studio manipulation and just plain weird decisions.

Celebrities can be Catholic, too. Among some of the people brought up as or converted to Catholocism are Sylvester Stallone, Madonna, Mel Gibson and Ben Afleck.

Featuring famous celebrities whose passing away falls on Christmas Day, December 25th. They include Joan Miro, Charlie Chaplin, W.C. Fields, Karel Capek, and Yoshihito.

In the final installment of our look at Turner Classic Movies' Forbidden Hollywood, Vol, 3, we survey special features in the four-disc tribute to William Wellman.

If you long for the glory days of Hollywood, there are a few iconic spots left where you can tread the same boards as bygone cinema legends.

Opened in 1927 as a luxurious hotel to service the new movie industry in Los Angeles, the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel was the the place to catch a glimpse of movie stars.

Lanvin is the oldest fashion house in Paris and one of the most prestigious. The story of its founder, Jeanne Lanvin, is like a French fairy tale.

A look at how the action movie was influenced by literature and how Douglas Fairbanks became cinema's first action star.

The Fairmont Peace, known as the Cathay Hotel in the 30s, was known for its luxury and service. Its star faded with the coming of WWII. There are plans to restore it.

Despite competition from the Golden Globe Awards, the Emmys, & others, Oscar night remains the premier entertainment event of the year. It wasn't always that important.

Fairbanks' agility and athleticism as an actor has since been matched by only a few leading men.

Stretch your Hollywood vacation budget with these five activities and attractions that won't cost a cent.

Do heroes need heroes? Here's how Amelia Earhart, the most famous aviator of the 1920's and 1930's followed in the footsteps of the most famous aviator of the 1910's

Florence Lawrence was the first film performer to be identified on screen and the first movie star.

The Queen Mary is an Art Deco luxury ocean liner that successfully completed 1001 transatlantic cruises before being docked permanently in Long Beach, California.

After World War I, movies began to replace Vaudeville as America's favorite form of entertainment.

Long before the Fondas, the Baldwins and the Redgraves, Hollywood was ruled by the Talmadge family empire.

If you thought tabloids were kept busy with celebrity gossip about modern movie stars...silent movies may have been mute, but the stars sounded off scandalous stories.