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A dominant figure in Hollywood for almost five decades, Cecil B. DeMille directed such epics as The Ten Commandments and Cleopatra in a career spanning from the early days of silent film well into the 1950s.
Lillian Gish was considered one of the finest actresses of the silent-film era. After “talkies” were introduced, Gish turned her attention to theater. Talk about longevity—she made her stage debut about the turn of the century and appeared in her last Broadway play in 1975.
Lon Chaney was the “Man of a Thousand Faces,” and his macabre and memorable characterizations became cinema classics, including his title roles in the silent-film versions of The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of the Opera.
Lee Strasberg was one of the most influential acting teachers in cinema history. A proponent of the Stanislavsky “method” of acting, Strasberg trained stars such as Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Anne Bancroft, Paul Newman, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, among many others.
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Alfred Hitchcock’s many classics—including Vertigo, North by Northwest, Rear Window, Psycho, and The Birds—are widely acknowledged as masterclasses in storytelling and direction.
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