- Paperback: 338 pages
- Publisher: 1921 Pvg Publishing (Aug 26 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0982770928
- ISBN-13: 978-0982770924
- Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 2.3 x 0.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 544 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #783,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The name Vilma Banky is often relegated to dusty history books, fated to be mentioned only in passing. Today, her fame is eclipsed by the men she worked with, and her life remains a mystery to even the most ardent silent film fan. But she was a superstar, plain and simple. Movie mogul Sam Goldwyn saw in her what millions of audiences around the world would soon embrace - the soft, milk-white hands, corn-silk hair, and effortless femininity. Charlie Chaplin was a fan, as was John Gilbert, President Calvin Coolidge, Adolf Hitler, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. The story of Vilma Banky is almost too fantastic, but underneath it all, given fame and opportunity, she struggled to make things right. Goldwyn's long obfuscated Hungarian Rhapsody reemerges from years of misconceptions to reveal what made her such an international sensation in the '20s.
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finally Vilma Banky, Feb 15 2011
By tommy - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: More Than a Dream: Rediscovering the Life and Films of Vilma Banky (Paperback)
Isn't it strange that if you ask most people today about great and some not so great movie stars of the past, the ones mentioned are usually male? Rudolph Valentino, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, Cary Grant to name a few. When do you hear anyone mention the actresses, even the famous actresses? There was a time when many of these women got top billing. How often do you see that today? While Vilma Banky is a long forgotten actress, she was after all a leading lady to some of the famous actors of the past; notably Rudolph Valentino and Ronald Colman. If you've seen "Son Of the Sheik" you know how lovely she was and what a presence she had. I wish I could have met her before she died. I would have told her how much I enjoyed her in that film and The Eagle and how truly lovely she was.
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Rediscover the Long Forgotten Star, Nov 11 2010
By B. Corp "Silent Star Fan" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: More Than a Dream: Rediscovering the Life and Films of Vilma Banky (Paperback)
This is a book that was terrificaly researched. I hadn't realized that Vilma Banky was such a huge star. She appeaars to be a shy and private person, more of a loner than most of the big stars and not a bit of scandal touched her. If she had affairs, she was most discreet.I found of interest her long lasting love affair with her one and only husband and this author devotes chapters to her belief that it was not (contrary to rumors)a "lavendar" marrige. A few other books that I have read, it seems that authors are almost obsessed with their subjects sexual orientation I think mostly because of those "Hollywood Babylon" books.
Ms Banky lived to be a very ripe age and very much alone. She died in a nursing home without anyone around and that seems to be by choice. People (moosly fans) did try and visit her but she did not seem to encourge visitiors. Her death wasn't even known until nearly two years later. Per her wishes, she was cremated with no services and her ashes scattered.
I liked the book but the subject being so private and shy appears almost boring, but make no mistake, she was a huge star and very important to the silent era.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Giving voice to the silent!, Sep 1 2010
By Jaq Greenspon "captainjaq" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: More Than a Dream: Rediscovering the Life and Films of Vilma Banky (Paperback)
Rachel A. Schildgen's book "More than a Dream" is a tour de Force of writing and research into the life of the nearly forgotten silent film star Vilma Banky. Schildgen invests her subject with a vibrancy not usually found in such biographical sketches. The photos serve to illustrate a life very well lived.In short, this is a book which needs to be read by anyone who thinks they know the world of silent film - you will definitely learn something new!
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