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Self-portrait, 1872. File:Gilbert-Shylock.jpg|thumb|Gilbert's Shylock After the Trial, an illustration to The Merchant of Venice. Sir John Gilbert (21 July 1817 – 5 October 1897) was an English artist, illustrator and engraver. Wikipedia
John Gilbert (born John Cecil Pringle; July 10, 1897 – January 9, 1936) was an American actor, screenwriter and director. He rose to fame during the silent era and became a popular leading man known as "The Great Lover". His breakthrough came in 1925 with his starring roles in The Merry Widow and The Big Parade. At the height of his career, Gilbert rivaled Rudolph Valentino as a box office draw.<ref>Koszarski, 1983: p. 150: "cemented John Gilbert's reputation as a romantic hero."<br />Brownlow, 1979. p. 192: Gilbert "inherited the title of The Great Lover...after the death of Valentino." And: "The Merry Widow made John Gilbert famous" and he "soared to fame" in The Big Parade, in which "he gave a performance that ranks as one of the finest of the entire silent period."</ref> Wikipedia
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