{"id":11799,"date":"2025-08-06T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=11799"},"modified":"2026-07-30T04:07:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T04:07:41","slug":"the-lives-and-styles-of-old-hollywood-john-gilbert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=11799","title":{"rendered":"John Gilbert"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11799\" class=\"elementor elementor-11799\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20559b3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20559b3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52227620\" data-id=\"52227620\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7935ae4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7935ae4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">John Gilbert<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad562e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ad562e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Great Self-Conscious Lover <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a80b765 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a80b765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/header-gilbert-roland.avif\" title=\"header-gilbert-roland\" alt=\"John Gilbert by Kate Westworth\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6184b5eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6184b5eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2674e609\" data-id=\"2674e609\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14b16cc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"14b16cc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5810825d elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"5810825d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><script class=\"podigee-podcast-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.podigee-cdn.net\/podcast-player\/javascripts\/podigee-podcast-player.js\" data-configuration=\"https:\/\/the-lives-and-styles-of-old-hollwood.podigee.io\/123-neue-episode\/embed?context=external&token=hRwq2voMqpSG-6LVQv0F1g\"><\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42d80b37 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42d80b37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57dad65d\" data-id=\"57dad65d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e87a4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74e87a4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He was \u201eThe Great Lover\u201c after Valentino died and one of the most successful leading men in the era of silent movies. He won the hearts of Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich on and off screen and died at the young age of only 38 from alcoholism.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22904490 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22904490\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-854c29a\" data-id=\"854c29a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fa1976e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2fa1976e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae2c108 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ae2c108\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Listen on<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3aee117d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3aee117d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cd906fd\" data-id=\"4cd906fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eee1f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2eee1f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/de\/podcast\/the-lives-and-styles-of-old-hollywood\/id1684348382\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" data-src=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Podcasts_iOS.svg-2-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8366 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 75px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 75\/75;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7abc1709\" data-id=\"7abc1709\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d90a14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25d90a14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/57hDd84pbWxztGAFO6pioY?si=6466bac6e8784260\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" data-src=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Spotify_Primary_Logo_RGB_Black-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8365 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 75px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 75\/75;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25fa90d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25fa90d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4af46797\" data-id=\"4af46797\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62202ed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"62202ed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-639ca338 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"639ca338\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bdbf255\" data-id=\"6bdbf255\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e63d5f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e63d5f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Catch up on <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-596a9170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"596a9170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Episodes of the Podcast<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e07fcd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e07fcd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A new episode out every Wednesday.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-833e7e6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"833e7e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40a6779a\" data-id=\"40a6779a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17613e0e premium-blog-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-blog\" data-id=\"17613e0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_blog_columns_number&quot;:&quot;20%&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_grid&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_layout&quot;:&quot;even&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number_tablet&quot;:&quot;50%&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number_mobile&quot;:&quot;100%&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-wrap  premium-blog-even\" data-page=\"11799\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"36\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=7748\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Carole Lombard\">\n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/header-carole-lombard-jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7749 not-transparent\" alt=\"\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"dfdfdf\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dfdfdf\" srcset=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/header-carole-lombard-jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/header-carole-lombard-300x154.webp 300w, https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/header-carole-lombard-768x394.webp 768w, https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/elementor\/thumbs\/header-carole-lombard-jpg-qkbbn3f5kx9z0btx1j59o4d5bcs9kaxrpt7ne7fjn4.webp 860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-framed-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=7748\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Carole Lombard<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=7748\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tCarole Lombard\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"36\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=6946\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Joan Crawford\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/header-joan-crawford.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13331 not-transparent\" alt=\"Black and white illustration of Old Hollywood star Joan Crawford by Kate Westworth\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"e27f80\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e27f80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/header-joan-crawford.avif 1024w, https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/header-joan-crawford-300x154.avif 300w, https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/header-joan-crawford-768x394.avif 768w, https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/elementor\/thumbs\/header-joan-crawford.avif 860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-framed-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=6946\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Joan Crawford<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=6946\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tJoan Crawford\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"36\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=6543\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Box Office Poison\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/header-box-office-poison.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13411 not-transparent\" alt=\"Illustration of the box office poison ad by Kate Westworth\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"c17f80\" style=\"--dominant-color: #c17f80\" 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class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=6543\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tBox Office Poison\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"36\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=12265\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Lon Chaney\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/header-lon-chaney.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12257 not-transparent\" alt=\"Black and white portrait of Old Hollywood actor Lon Chaney by Kate Westworth\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"e27f80\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e27f80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/header-lon-chaney.avif 1024w, https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/header-lon-chaney-300x154.avif 300w, https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/header-lon-chaney-768x394.avif 768w, https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/elementor\/thumbs\/header-lon-chaney.avif 860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-framed-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=12265\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Lon Chaney<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=12265\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tLon Chaney\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"36\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=7778\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Norma Shearer\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"525\" data-src=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/header-norma-shearer-jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7780 not-transparent lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"e0e0e0\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/525;--dominant-color: #e0e0e0\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/header-norma-shearer-jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/header-norma-shearer-300x154.webp 300w, https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/header-norma-shearer-768x394.webp 768w, 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target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tNorma Shearer\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10be240a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"10be240a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Great Self-Conscious Lover He was \u201eThe Great Lover\u201c after Valentino died and one of the most 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