John Stewart was a San Diego native who helped shape the image of the Western hero in early Hollywood and appeared in 130 films between 1915 and 1933.

The 1910s marked the birth of movie stardom, with women playing a central role in shaping this new form of entertainment. In ...

And all the major studios were at work integrating their businesses, so they could control their films from studio to cinema, a consolidation of power that set the conditions for the Golden Age of ...