The document provides biographical information on several famous actors from the 1920s, including Al Jolson, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Clark Gable, Douglas Fairbanks, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. It describes some of their notable films, awards received, and other accomplishments in their acting careers during the early Hollywood era.

1. Actors of the 1920s Bella Huynh Annie Lin  US History II Pd. 3 

2. Al Jolson (1886-1950) 1 st openly Jewish actor “ world’s greatest entertainer” starred in the world’s first talking film more than 80 hit records 16 national and international tours 3 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

3. performed in “blackface” used fame to defy racism promoted 1 st Broadway production with an all-black cast helped introduce African American music to white audiences (jazz, ragtime, blues) defended two black songwriters kicked out of a restaurant

4. Joseph “Buster” Keaton (1895-1966) nicknamed “Buster” by Harry Houdini “ The Michelangelo of Silent Comedy” named 7 th greatest director or all time by Entertainment Weekly 2 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

5. His trademark: The Great Stone Face also known for wearing trendy porkpie hats 

6. Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) won an Oscar for Best Music in Original Score received longest Academy Award standing ovation (5min) knighted by Queen Elizabeth II 2 Academy Honorary Awards died in Swit zer land

7. Clark Gable (1901-1960) named 7th Greatest Male Star of All Time by American Film Institute played Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind three nominations for Best Actor died after 3 successive heart attacks

8. Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939) started own production company 1 st president of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences hosted the first Academy Awards cast in Robin Hood , The Three Musketeers and The Mark of Zorro One star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

9. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1909-2000) son of Douglas Fairbanks cast in The Three Musketeers with his father part of Operation Husky in WW2 (invasion of Sicily) received 6 military awards made an Honorary Knight Commander of the British empire

10. Emil Jannings (1884-1950) Swiss actor 1 st winner of an Academy Award for best actor Oscar winner end of career due to his thick German accent in talking films

11. Frank “Gary” Cooper (1901-1961) 2 time winner of Academy Award for Best Actor 5 time nominee 1961 winner of Academy Honorary Award roles in over 110 movies and 11 TV programs

12. Harold Lloyd (1893-1971) nearly 200 films in 30 years Academy Award for being "a master comedian and good citizen“ two stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame 4th person to leave prints, autograph and outline of his signature glasses on a US postage stamp in 1994

13. John Gilbert (1899-1936) Cast in The Count of Monte Cristo , Singin’ in the Rain One star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Image on a postage stamp Married 4 times

14. John Barrymore (1882-1942) Related to Drew Barrymore Cast in Hamlet , Romeo and Juliet , Marie Antoinette One star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Married 4 times

15. Ramon Navarro (1899-1968) Cast in The Barbarian, The Little American, Red Lily One of few openly homosexual actors Murdered by brothers trying to find money One star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

16. Richard Dix (1893-1949) Cast in The Ten Commandments and The Thirteenth Hour Academy Award Best Actor nominee One star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Died of a heart attack

17. Jackie Coogan (1914-1984) Began acting as a child California Child Actor’s Bill created due to his case Sole survivor of a deadly car crash Remembered as Charlie Chaplin’s sidekick Cast in Oliver Twist and Huckleberry Finn

18. Tom Mix (1880-1940) Born in Mix Run, PA Hollywood’s 1 st Western Star One star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Starred in 336 films

19. Wallace Reid (1981-1923) Cast in The Phoenix and The Birth of a Nation Injured in a train wreck and became addicted to morphine Died in a coma One star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

20. Warner Baxter (1889-1951) Cast in The Great Gatsby Won Best Actor in the second Academy Awards Highest paid actor by 1936 One star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

21. Will Rogers (1879-1935) “ Oklahoma’s favorite son” Guinness World Record for throwing 3 ropes at once Traveled the world in a c i r c u s before acting Wrote over 4000 national newspaper columns

22. Cast in Young as You Feel, Life begins at 40 The star of Fox Films (now 20 th Century Fox) Made over 70 movies Ran for president in 1928 Died in an airplane crash

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