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Thomas Gladysz is a long time silent film buff. His favorites are many - they include Keaton, Chaplin, Bow, Stroheim, Valentino, and others. Gladysz is a writer, researcher, and the Director of the Louise Brooks Society.

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Stuart Oderman: talking to the piano player

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

By Thomas Gladysz SF Silent Film Examiner Stuart Oderman is an unsung hero of the silent cinema. For more than 50 years, Oderman has...
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Dear Stinkpot: Letters from Louise Brooks

Saturday, November 14th, 2009 · 2 comments

By Thomas Gladysz SF Silent Film Examiner Louise Brooks – the now iconic silent film star – was a lot of things to a lot of...
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Francis X. Bushman – King of the Movies revealed in new book

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By Thomas Gladysz SF Silent Film Examiner Until recently, I had never known much about Francis X. Bushman. Of course, I knew that he was an...
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Sad tale of Oakland comedian told in new book

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By Thomas Gladysz SF Silent Film Examiner Chances are, if you’re a fan of early film or early comedic actors, you’re only dimly aware of...
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Jan Wahl through a lens darkly

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By Thomas Gladysz SF Silent Film Examiner Jan Wahl has led a charmed, almost storybook life. He has followed his interests and passions with zeal. He...
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Theatres of San Jose pictured in new book

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By Thomas Gladysz SF Silent Film Examiner “Every large city has its own rich history, and part of that story is the way in which a hard-working...
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The murder that almost murdered the movies

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By Thomas Gladysz SF Silent Film Examiner In 1922, a prominent Hollywood director named William Desmond Taylor was killed. It was a sensational crime...
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Aviators of early Hollywood take flight in new book

By Thomas Gladysz SF Silent Film Examiner The pilots and aerial stuntmen of early film – some of who gave their lives for their art –...
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Six questions with . . . film historian Jeffrey Vance

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By Thomas Gladysz SF Silent Film Examiner Jeffrey Vance is an archivist, producer, lecturer and the author of a handful of recommended books on early...
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Nell Brinkley art highlighted in book by San Francisco herstorian

By Thomas Gladysz SF Silent Film Examiner Throughout the teens, twenties, and early thirties, Nell Brinkley was about as big a name as there was in...
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