JohnGilbertwasbornintoashow-businessfamily-hisfatherwasacomicwiththePringleStockCompany.By1915JohnwasanextrawithThomasH.Ince'scompanyandaleadplayerby1917.Inthosedayshewasassistantdirector,actororscreenwriter.Healsotriedhishandatdirecting.By1919hewasbeingnoticedinfilmsandgettingbetterroles.In1921hesignedathree-yearcontractwithFoxFilms.Hispopularitycontinuedtosoar...(展开全部)　　JohnGilbertwasbornintoashow-businessfamily-hisfatherwasacomicwiththePringleStockCompany.By1915JohnwasanextrawithThomasH.Ince'scompanyandaleadplayerby1917.Inthosedayshewasassistantdirector,actororscreenwriter.Healsotriedhishandatdirecting.By1919hewasbeingnoticedinfilmsandgettingbetterroles.In1921hesignedathree-yearcontractwithFoxFilms.Hispopularitycontinuedtosoarandhewasturningfromvillaintoleadingman.In1924hesignedwithMGMwhichputhimintoHisHour(1924).In1925heappearedintheverysuccessfulTheBigParade(1925)andwas,bynow,aspopularasRudolphValentino.LillianGish,whohadanewcontractwithMGM,pickedGilberttoco-starwithherinLaBohème(1926).WiththedeathofValentino,hisonlycompetition,Johnwasontopoftheworld.ThencameGretaGarbo,whostarredwithhiminLove(1927),FleshandtheDevil(1926)andAWomanofAffairs(1928).Thescreenchemistrybetweenthesetwowasincredibleandledtoatorridoff-screenaffair.Thestudiopublicitydepartmentworkedovertimetopublicizetheromancebetweenthetwo,butwhenitcametimetomarry,Johnwasleftatthealtar.Hisperformancesafterthatweredevoidofthesparklethatheoncehadandhebegantodrinkheavily.Addedtothat,thewholeindustrywasmovingtowardssound,andwhilehisvoicewasnotasbadassomehadthought,itdidnotmatchtheimagethatheportrayedonthescreen.Evenhischaractershadchanged,insuchfilmsasRedemption(1930)andWayforaSailor(1930).Hewasnolongerthepersonthatbadthingshappenedto,buthenowwasthecauseofbadthingswhichhappen.MGMdidlittletohelpJohnadjusttothenewsoundmedium,asstudiochiefLouisB.MayerandGilberthadafierceandnastyconfrontationoverGarbo.JohnwasstillundercontracttoMGMforaverylargesalary,butthemoneymeantlittletohim.Hiscontractranoutin1933afterheappearedin