Stamps Featuring Silent Film Performers John Bunny died in April, 1915, so these stamps are probably from around 1914-1915. In the 1993 the United States Postal Service commissioned Al Hirschfeld to draw carictures of silent film icons for special commemorative postage stamps.  Included in this group were Rudolph Valentino, Clara Bow, Charlie Chaplin, Lon Chaney, John Gilbert, Zasu Pitts, Harold Lloyd, the Keystone Cops, Theda Bara, and Buster Keaton.  A commemorative book was also issued. In 1975, the United States Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp honoring film director D.W. Griffith. Books Legends of the SILENT SCREEN: A Collection of U.S. Postage Stamps by the United States Postal Service. free html hit counter Last Modified July 31, 2008