Screen Acting

Mae Marsh (1894 - 1968)

Silent film star, Mae Marsh, recounts her life as an actress in this publication, what she deems as being the answer to thousands of letters written to her over the years inquiring about what it takes to be a screen actor. As she states in the introduction, "So much ambition, so many questions!" - Summary by Amanda Friday

Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Performing Arts, Memoirs

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Forward Amanda Friday
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Play 01 The Universal Impulse Amanda Friday
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Play 02 Stars and Meteors Amanda Friday
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Play 03 Seven Qualities Amanda Friday
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Play 04 Beauty and Expression Amanda Friday
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Play 05 Story, Make-up, Costuming Amanda Friday
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Play 06 Noses, Chins and Eyes Amanda Friday
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Play 07 Camera-Consciousness and Such Amanda Friday
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Play 08 Emphasis and Repression Amanda Friday
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Play 09 Long Shots, Intermediates and Close-ups Amanda Friday
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Play 10 About Atmosphere Amanda Friday
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Play 11 Mr. Griffith Amanda Friday
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Play 12 Home Life of the Star Amanda Friday
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