Mary Pickford, 1917, Poor Little Rich Girl appeared same year as Maybelline mascara's debut

Maybelline made it's leap into the public eye in 1917 when silent film star Mary Pickford ruled the industry.  American women praised Pickford for being a virtuous childlike Bride with no identity of her own.

Click below to see what Tom Lyle was up against trying to convince women to buy Maybelline, make up their eyes and flaunt beauty on the street.

Read more about the silent film industry and Maybelline as it broke into the female psyche pre WW1, in The Maybelline Story. Available in large print and for your Kindle  click.

Glamour in Old Hollywood...Friday, June 14, 1940...Things that aren't here anymore

Slept late as we didn't get to bed until late. It seems we don't
find much time to spend at Tom Lyle's Villa Valentino pool these days.

Took a long ride to Beverly Hills and the Bel Air section to see the homes of the movie stars.

Silent Film Star Buster Keaton

The old Buster Keaton home was impressive in all it's  grandeur.

Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford

Saw Pickfair which reeked of wealth.

 Loretta Young's home was very lovely, but we had to catch a glimpse very quickly as the small space at the front gate is the only opening from the drive to the house. The shrubs and trees almost hide the house.

Child Star Jane Withers with Mickey Rooney

Jane Withers had a lovely home.

Of course, we saw hundreds of potential homes and most of them belonged to Stars, but we didn't know which home belonged to which Star.

Had dinner tonight at the Beachcombers. The food was all 

different from any we have eaten before,but delicious.

Had a Gold cocktail before dinner, which set the dinner off fine. I had never tasted a Gold before. It is a rum drink, delicious, but powerful and served only at the Beachcombers.

 This spot is very attractive, all South Sea Island decorations.

After dinner we went to Olvera Street, which is the oldest section of Los Angeles, all Spanish and Mexican. The little shops are all right on the street, and reminded me very much of Juares, Mexico. 

 Tom Lyle bought some perfumed candles for mother and aunt Frances. We saw people in the shop making candles.

In other shops we had our handwriting analyzed, our palms read and caricatures of Annette and me.

Old Hollywood Glamour at the Star Studded Premiere of... "All This and Heaven Too"

Old Hollywood Glamour 1940 style - Tuxedos, False Eyelashes, Daiquiris and Dancing the Conga.

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LILLIAN GISH, Maybelline's long suffering heroine, 1912.

Not only was Lillian Gish born in the right era, but she was also born with the ethereal beauty and grace to make her a star in the silent film industry.  If Mary Pickford was the silent cinema's greatest personality, Lillian was its greatest actress. 

 

Lillian's film debut came in 1912, when she and her sister starred in An Unseen Enemy under the direction of D.W. Griffith.  This frail and hauntingly beautiful actress created the image of the suffering heroine. 

This was the image that influenced modest young ladies and wearing stage make-up as it was called was not a respectable thing to do.  How did Maybelline gain public acceptance?  To find out you will have to read my book, be sure to pick up a signed copy from this site or buy The Maybelline Story from Barnes and Noble, Amazon, Borders or of course get it on your Kindle or ebook for the Nook. 

 

A tribute to Lilian Gish.

Maybelline and the Child Bride, 1917

Maybelline made it's leap into the public eye in 1917 when silent film star Mary Pickford ruled the industry.  American women praised Pickford for being a virtuous childlike Bride with no identity of her own.  Click below to see what Tom Lyle was up against trying to convince women to buy Maybelline, make up their eyes and flaunt beauty on the street.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VPhcwg8k5Q&feature=fvst Mary Pickford, 1917, Poor Little Rich Girl.


Read more about the silent film industry and Maybelline as it broke into the female psyche pre WW1, in The Maybelline Story. Available in Kindle and ebook on the Nook.