Read about the George Hurrell exhibition that was at the Walt Disney Family Museum, February 11 – June 29, 2015

Posted on August 9th, 2014

To read about this exhibition please click on the link which will take you to the website for[...]
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Ramon Novarro, The New Orpheus

Posted on July 11th, 2011

At the time this photo was taken in 1929, Ramon Novarro was the biggest movie star at MGM,[...]
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Norma Shearer, First Day of Photography

Posted on July 11th, 2011

As it turned out, Ramon Novarro did quite well in his 1929 contract negotiations and remained at MGM.[...]
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Greta Garbo

Posted on June 29th, 2011

Greta Garbo remains one of the most famous names in cinema history.  In April 1930, when Hurrell took[...]
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Billy Haines

Posted on June 29th, 2011

William Haines, also known as Billy Haines, was one of the biggest stars of the silent era.  By[...]
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Dorothy Jordan

Posted on June 29th, 2011

Here we see a beautiful portrait of silent screen star, Dorothy Jordan. Dorothy Jordan starred opposite Ramon Novarro[...]
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The Making of a Star

Posted on June 29th, 2011

According to George Hurrell, when young players were being considered at MGM, they were first sent to the[...]
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