SILENT FILM

Question 1

The most prolific actress in history. Acted from 1912 until 1987. Lived to be 99 years old.

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Lillian Gish

Question 2

Developed editing into art form. 1903 film The Great Train Robbery considered first classic.

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Edwin S. Porter

Question 3

The greatest comic actor of the silent film era. Expelled from the US for Communist ties.

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Charlie Chaplin

Question 4

German director of Metropolis in 1927, which in launched the science fiction genre of film.

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Fritz Lang

Question 5

French inventors & scientists who created the Cinemotograph, the earliest movie camera.

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Lumiere Brothers

Question 6

First African American to produce a feature film. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Oscar Micheaux

Question 7

Colorado Springs actor. Popularized horror films. Phantom of Opera, Dr. Jekyl, The Hunchback.

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Lon Chaney

Question 8

American inventor who developed the Phonograph, light bulb, sound recording, & camera.

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Thomas Edison

Question 9

English photographer whose flip book machine, Zoopraxiscope, previewed possibility of movies.

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Eadweard Muybridge

Question 10

First action star. Good looks and athleticism made him a sex symbol in films Robin Hood & Zorro

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Douglas Fairbanks

Question 11

The French Magician turned filmmaker who introduced special effects to the film world.

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George Melies

Question 12

Stuntman whose athleticism and risk-taking was predecessor to modern stunts & special effects.

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Buster Keaton

Question 13

America’s Sweetheart and the first movie star. Later founded and ran United Artists.

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Mary Pickford

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