John Gilbert (actor)

John Gilbert has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 1994, he was honored with his image on a United States postage stamp designed by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. At the time of his death, he was engaged to bodybuilder Negrita Jayde. On his passing in 1936, John Gilbert was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Hines died of liver cancer at the age of 57 in Los Angeles, California. However, his alcoholism had already damaged his health, and he died of a heart attack without ever regaining his former reputation. He earned Tony Award nominations for "Eubie," "Comin' Uptown" and "Sophisticated Ladies." Hines won a 1992 Tony for the musical "Jelly's Last Jam.". In 1933, he starred opposite Garbo for the last time, in Queen Christina. On television, he starred in his own series in 1997 called The Gregory Hines Show, as well as in a recurring role on Will & Grace.

He had already been married twice, and would soon marry again. Hines appeared in such movies as The Cotton Club, White Nights, Running Scared, and Tap. They soon began a relationship, and Gilbert planned to marry her, but Garbo stood him up. When Gregory was five years old, he and his brother began dancing professionally, most notably at the Apollo Theater, in Harlem. That same year, Gilbert made Flesh and the Devil, his first film with Greta Garbo. Born in New York, New York, Hines learned tap dancing as a toddler from his older brother Maurice Hines. The following year, Vidor brought Gilbert and Adorée together again along with Lillian Gish in the film, La Boheme. Gregory Oliver Hines (February 14, 1946 - August 9, 2003) was an American actor and dancer, regarded by many as the greatest tap dancer of his generation, and one who transcended the stage.

In 1925, Gilbert co-starred with Renée Adorée in The Big Parade directed by King Vidor, which became the second highest grossing silent film in cinema history. Often cited as one of the high profile examples of an actor who was unsucessful in making the transition to talkies, his decline as a star in fact had more to do with studio politics and money than the sound of his voice on screen. John Gilbert was one of the biggest box office draws of the silent film era, rivalling the great Rudolph Valentino. Gilbert was born John Cecil Pringle in Logan, Utah, and was a star of silent films while still in his teens.

John Gilbert (July 10, 1899 - January 9, 1936) was was an actor and major star of the silent film era.