Background
Doyle, Billy Herman was born on October 17, 1932 in Kyrock, Kentucky, United States. Son of Hardin and Bessie (Gross) Doyle.
(Libraries abound with books on silent film history and nu...)
Libraries abound with books on silent film history and numerous biographies on the legendary stars, but what about the thousands and thousands of actors who never obtained legendary status? Film enthusiasts with easy access to silent films today have become interested in those long ago players who supported the star. This necrology is devoted solely to the actors of the Silent Screen. The book includes entries for some 7,500 deceased actors as well as directors, producers, writers, politicians, and sports figures who appeared in silent films. Included are 50 biographical essays on former stars, leading players and comedians who until now have been primarily footnotes in film history. The essays relate the early demise of promising players, how some lived lives as tragic as any they portrayed on the screen and how some lived long lives on the fringes of past glory, totally forgotten. Invaluable to film researchers and enthusiasts who want to know what happened to the actors of the silent screen who made shadows an art form.
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(A follow-up to The Ultimate Directory of the Silent Scree...)
A follow-up to The Ultimate Directory of the Silent Screen Performers (1995), this text includes the birth, death, and career dates of actors during the transition from silents to sound and into the sound era in filmmaking. The book includes individuals from Europe, Asia, Australia, and North and South America, ranging from stars and featured actors to character and minor actors. The reader will find actors that bridge the silent and the sound eras, actors from the "Golden Age of Hollywood," and actors who straddle the big screen and the small screen of television. Information is included on thousands of actors from throughout the world, creating a populated map of film history. With the continued popularity of classic films, from early Hollywood and around the world, The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers will be a welcome resource.
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Doyle, Billy Herman was born on October 17, 1932 in Kyrock, Kentucky, United States. Son of Hardin and Bessie (Gross) Doyle.
Bachelor of Science, Western State University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1955. Postgraduate, University Louisville, 1965.
Elementary school teacher, Louisville, 1955-1985.
(Libraries abound with books on silent film history and nu...)
(A follow-up to The Ultimate Directory of the Silent Scree...)