Unique assemblage of signatures from thirty-seven marquee stars of the silent film era, each signing on individual off-white cards and slips affixed to cardstock standees ranging in size from 7 x 20 to 16 x 20. The signatures derive from the personal collection of Frank M. Flack and his "Autographs of the Silent Film Stars" exhibit, and include such notable actors and actresses as: Theda Bara, Richard Barthelmess, Warner Baxter (ins), Monte Blue, Betty Blythe, Mary Brian, Billie Burke (ins), Francis X. Bushman (ins), Ronald Colman, Chester Conklin, Jackie Coogan (ins), Donald Crisp, Delores Del Rio, Richard Dix, Billie Dove, Louise Fazenda (ins), Hoot Gibson (ins), Dorothy Gish, Lillian Gish, D. W. Griffith (ins), Buster Keaton, Harold Llloyd (ins), Adolphe Menjou, Antonio Moreno, Mae Murray (ins), Conrad Nagel, Ramon Navarro (2; one inscribed), Eva Novak, Mary Pickford, Zasu Pitts, Mack Sennett (2; one inscribed), Ned A. Sparks, Anita Stewart, Gloria Swanson, Blanche Sweet (ins), King Vidor, and Erich Von Stroheim. Housed in a custom-made film reel suitcase. In overall fine condition. These autographs were chiefly obtained through the mail between the 1950s and 1980s; the collection was compiled by Frank M. Flack, who began mailing out autograph requests as a private in the army, continuing as he rose to sergeant, and then later as an English professor. Highlighted by names like Burke, Griffith, Lloyd, and Sennett, this intimate collection offers several of the silent period's most influential names.
