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Over the years several cinematic legends have imparted their wisdom by writing articles for Encyclopædia Britannica, including the following:

1) Alfred Hitchcock on film production
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Alfred-Hitchcock-on-film-production-1989444

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freeofparty.bsky.social•6 days ago

Alfred Hitchcock was a terrible human being

britannica.com•6 days ago

2) Lillian Gish, one of the finest actresses of the silent-film era, wrote about the era of cinema that made her a star.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lillian-Gish-on-silent-film-2215520

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3) Cecil B. DeMille, a dominant figure in Hollywood for almost five decades, directed such epics as The Ten Commandments and Cleopatra before penning this article on cinema.

https://www.britannica.com/art/Cecil-B-DeMille-on-cinema-1988256

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4) Lon Chaney was the “Man of a Thousand Faces,” and his macabre and memorable characterizations became cinema classics, including his title roles in the silent-film versions of The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of the Opera.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lon-Chaney-on-movie-makeup-2215544

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5) In 1975, Roger Ebert became the first film critic to receive a Pulitzer Prize for criticism and he argued forcefully that film should be treated as an art equal to any other.

https://www.britannica.com/art/Roger-Ebert-on-the-future-of-the-feature-film-1988414

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