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Who were the first film stars?

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The first generation of star actors included Charlie Chaplin , Buster Keaton , Mary Pickford , Douglas Fairbanks , Marie Dressler , Lillian Gish , William S. Hart, Greta Garbo , John Gilbert, Claudette Colbert , Rudolph Valentino , Janet Gaynor, Ronald Colman , Clara Bow, Gloria Swanson , Lon Chaney , and Will Rogers .

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