On this Giving Tuesday, a Global Day of Giving, we’re asking you to help support the Norman Studios Silent Film Museum Inc. and its mission to educate the public on the significance of race films and the contribution of silent films to the development of “moving pictures” which are so vital to modern society. NSSFM is continuing … [Read more…]
Billy Slade on right By Cassandra Geraghty @ayearofsilents William Sladen, better known as Billy Slade was a British Silent Film actor and Assistant Director who spent the majority of his film career making comedic short films at the Eagle Studios, later Norman Studios, in Jacksonville, FL. Billy was born in Manchester, U.K. in 1884 and, … [Read more…]
Barbara Wingo, Vice President and Curator, Norman Studios Silent Film Museum, Inc. The work on our museum has begun! As our fans, friends and members know, the City of Jacksonville appropriated $1 million to the Parks Department to begin the process of making the production building (the main building) ready for a museum. Norman Studios Silent … [Read more…]
At a time when the necessity of addressing racism and racial injustice in our country has risen to our collective consciousness and consciences, Norman Studios Silent Film Museum, Inc. reaffirms its commitment to the values of equality and anti-racism. In the 1920s Norman Studios was an important link in the battle to break the age-old … [Read more…]
by Christina Kimble Before Caitlyn Jenner stormed headlines and Kim Kardashian wanted to break the internet, a different trend setter bobbed her way into the Hollywood scene – Louise Brooks. We’ve all seen people with a Bob, the hairstyle, but Brooks with her sensual beauty and toned dancing frame was a trendsetter in her own … [Read more…]
Mark your calendars for something cool! RLand Art and the Norman Studios present The Patchwork Girl of Oz and other silent Oz classics this Sunday night, February 22 at Rain Dogs in Riverside. A tad bizarre but incredibly engaging, this series of silent shorts shot between 1910 and 1915 features the earliest screen adaptations of … [Read more…]
The Norman Studios Silent Film Museum and the Hotel Indigo® Jacksonville announce the launch of Silent Sundays, a monthly silent film screening, on Sunday, July 13, 4pm. The debut event features A Florida Enchantment, considered one of the most controversial films of its day. Shot in 1914 in Jacksonville and St. Augustine by Vitagraph Films, … [Read more…]