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often thought to be a lesser art and something which comes to one naturally, a haphazard talent like the amateur clowning of some cut-up who is so often thought to be âthe life of the partyâ. In the eyes of so many persons comedy is not only the absence of studied effect and acting, but it is not considered an art.â
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fame, in which picture I played the lead, and
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in 1914. On Friday, November 26, the 16-year-old actress was struck and nearly killed by a "racing automobile". Newspapers and film-industry publications at the time reported the event and described the severe injuries Gish sustained. The near-fatal accident occurred as
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2086:Tiptoes Kay
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1731:Nugget Nell
1726:Nugget Nell
1708:Nobody Home
1672:Peppy Polly
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1814:Flying Pat
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578:lost films
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2018:Nell Gwyn
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1197:Just Gold
1070:Brutality
1025:On street
827:consulate
735:anthology
727:film noir
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569:pantomime
450:1915â1928
248:Relatives
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2102:Wolves
2032:London
1970:Mollie
1930:Romola
1896:Minnie
1552:Janice
932:Notes
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905:(1919)
871:Quotes
765:(1920)
715:, and
608:Wolves
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2742:IMDb
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2590:2019
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2165:1963
2148:1951
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2090:Lost
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2041:Lost
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1992:Lost
1974:Lost
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1900:Lost
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1886:1923
1879:Lost
1865:1922
1858:Lost
1830:1921
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1787:Lost
1769:Lost
1755:1920
1735:Lost
1717:Lost
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1606:Lost
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1577:1918
1556:Lost
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1491:Lost
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