We’ve all heard of the stars of the Silver Screen…but last week I found myself wondering about the term. Where did it come from? When did it come from? Obviously after movies came about, but when?
A simple answer to find. =) Silver screen was originally in reference to the screens themselves in movie projection houses. They were painted silver to better reflect the light from the projectors. Makes sense, eh? The term is from 1921. And by 1924, it had broadened to mean movies in general.
Movie itself dates from 1912, a shortened form of moving picture, which in turn dates from 1896. Keeping in mind that those first moving pictures were silent, the advent of sound resulted in talkies in 1913 (from talking picture, 1908).
So…seen any good ones lately? 😉
Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award winning author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books…to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary.
Mmmm…that makes sense. 🙂
Last night, I watched Pride & Prejudice. 😀 again.
That would make sense if they were actually on a silver screen! Concerning movies the only ones I have watched are Thomas the Train with my 2 year old! Haha!