John gilbert biography book

Eve Golden reels through the life of [the] silent film star.

~Vanity Fair

It is a swell read.

~The Huffington Post

One of the virtues of Eve Golden's smart, funny biography of John Gilbert is that she doesn't make him seem too pathetic.

~Dennis Drabelle, The Washington Post

Meticulous, comprehensive, and generouslly illustrated, John Gilbert is a multi-faceted biography that offers insight into stardom during one of the most definitive eras of Hollywood.

Charming and classically handsome, John Gilbert () was among the world's most recognizable actors during the silent era.

Charming and classically handsome, John Gilbert () was among the world's most recognizable actors during the silent era.

This book will certainly be the definitive biography of John Gilbert.

This book provides a behind-the-scenes look at one of the silent era's greatest stars and the glamorous yet brutal world in which he lived.

John Gilbert is often remembered for his scorching love scenes with Greta Garbo in silent films, as well as a costly failure in talkies who died young.

This assessment examines the life and career of a now-neglected Victorian artist.

Golden provides a behind-the-scenes look at the silent period, the most definitive eras of Hollywood. Golden provides a behind-the-scenes look at one of the silent period's gretest stars and the glamorous yet brutal world in which he lived.

~Alan W.

Petrucelli,

Myths have distorted the legacy of John Gilbert, one of the giants of the silent screen. In her lively, well-researched, and clear-eyed biography, Golden tells a riveting life story while setting the record straight.

~Emily W.

Leider,