Month: June 2018

Kalem Comes to Jacksonville: The Reminiscences of Gene Gauntier

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By Barbara Wingo Gene Gauntier (born Eugenia Gauntier Liggett) began working in films for the Kalem Company in 1907. She acted in and wrote scenarios for numerous films, including the first motion picture version of Ben-Hur (1907), which was not only a great success, but also gave rise to a landmark United States Supreme Court … [Read more…]

Norman Studios at Mostly Lost 7

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By Barbara Wingo Mostly Lost, sponsored by the Library of Congress at its Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation in Culpeper, Virginia, is a meeting in which the audience actively assists in identifying unidentified and “under-identified” films and film fragments, primarily from the silent era.  In addition, presentations on various aspects of early filmmaking are … [Read more…]