Beatriz Michelena (February 22, 1890 – October 10, 1942), M.J. Moriarty Playing Cards -1910s

Movie Souvenir Card Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, USA – M.J. Moriarty Playing Cards -1910s.

Beatriz Michelena (February 22, 1890 – October 10, 1942) was an American actress during the silent film era, known at the time for her operatic soprano voice and appearances in musical theatre. She was one of the few Latina stars visible on the silver screen in the United States in the 1910s. She was the leading lady in each film project she was involved in, and co-founded a production company with her husband, producing four of her own movies. Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatriz_Michelena

Gerald Ames, silent era film actor, Pictures Portrait Gallery No. 18 – Undated picture

Postcard – Gerald Ames, silent era film actor, Pictures Portrait Gallery No. 18 – Undated picture.

Gerald Ames (12 September 1880 – 2 July 1933) was a British actor, film director and Olympic fencer. Ames was born in Blackheath, London in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905. He was a popular leading man in the post-First World War cimema, appearing in more than sixty films between his debut in 1914 and his retirement from the screen in 1928 in a career entirely encompassing the silent era. Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Ames

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