The Maybelline Story

Silent Film Beauties become Maybelline models in 1920..

By Sharrie Williams · Written March 2012 · 2 min read

Silent Film Beauties become Maybelline models in 1920..

Mary Eaton


Silent Film Beauties become Maybelline models in 1920..

Mae Murrey


Silent Film Beauties become Maybelline models in 1920..

Ethel Clayton.


Silent Film Beauties become Maybelline models in 1920..

Ethel Clayton.




Silent Film Beauties become Maybelline models in 1920..

Ethel Clayton.

Silent Film Beauties become Maybelline models in 1920..
Mildred Davis.

Silent Film Beauties become Maybelline models in 1920..

Viola Dana.

Silent Film Beauties become Maybelline models in 1920..

Viola Dana.

Silent Film Beauties become Maybelline models in 1920..
Viola Dana.


Silent Film Beauties become Maybelline models in 1920..


Viola Dana.

Silent Film Beauties become Maybelline models in 1920..



Gloria Swanson.




Silent Film Beauties become Maybelline models in 1920..



Gloria Swanson.



A Pretty Girl is like a Melody – The Great Ziegfeld (1936) – Written by Irving Berlin for Ziegfeld Follies of 1919.




So Vintage Maybelline – Silent Film and Concert Series week, comes to a close today. My cousin, Linda Hughes and I had fun working together, bringing these wonderful memories back to life. Now you know why The Artist, won the Oscar for Best Picture, It was a fabulous era in film history.


If you love Old Hollywood history, pick up a copy of
The Maybelline Story, as it mirrors everything from the 1920s and beyond.

Coming soon · Next from Sharrie Williams

Maybe She’s Born With It

The next chapter of the Maybelline family story. Get a text the day it’s out.

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