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Arbuckle and Keaton

James L. Neibaur
Arbuckle and Keaton Book PDF

Author : James L. Neibaur
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476609997

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Arbuckle and Keaton by James L. Neibaur Pdf

From 1917 to 1919, Joseph Schenck produced a series of Comique comedies starring master movie comedian Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle and featuring an apprentice, Joseph Frank “Buster” Keaton. These films were initially deemed significant by modern archivists for representing the first movie appearances of Keaton, widely considered one of the most important figures in motion picture history. But the Comique films also remain the most important of Arbuckle’s career because they feature him at the height of his cinematic genius and powers. The 14 short comedies starring Arbuckle and Keaton are incredibly important to the history of cinema and are analyzed in this book. After two chapters of biographical introductions, the rest of the book discusses their collaborative efforts and reveals the way in which the films evolved from Arbuckle’s wild slapstick to feature more of the subtlety and cleverness of Keaton. Closing sections discuss what became of Arbuckle and Keaton afterward, commenting significantly on the scandal that undermined Arbuckle’s career.

Buster Keaton

James Curtis
Buster Keaton Book PDF

Author : James Curtis
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780385354226

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Buster Keaton by James Curtis Pdf

From acclaimed cultural and film historian James Curtis—a major biography, the first in more than two decades, of the legendary comedian and filmmaker who elevated physical comedy to the highest of arts and whose ingenious films remain as startling, innovative, modern—and irresistible—today as they were when they beguiled audiences almost a century ago. "It is brilliant—I was totally absorbed, couldn't stop reading it and was very sorry when it ended."—Kevin Brownlow It was James Agee who christened Buster Keaton “The Great Stone Face.” Keaton’s face, Agee wrote, "ranked almost with Lincoln’s as an early American archetype; it was haunting, handsome, almost beautiful, yet it was also irreducibly funny. Keaton was the only major comedian who kept sentiment almost entirely out of his work and . . . he brought pure physical comedy to its greatest heights.” Mel Brooks: “A lot of my daring came from Keaton.” Martin Scorsese, influenced by Keaton’s pictures in the making of Raging Bull: “The only person who had the right attitude about boxing in the movies for me,” Scorsese said, “was Buster Keaton.” Keaton’s deadpan stare in a porkpie hat was as recognizable as Charlie Chaplin’s tramp and Harold Lloyd’s straw boater and spectacles, and, with W. C. Fields, the four were each considered a comedy king--but Keaton was, and still is, considered to be the greatest of them all. His iconic look and acrobatic brilliance obscured the fact that behind the camera Keaton was one of our most gifted filmmakers. Through nineteen short comedies and twelve magnificent features, he distinguished himself with such seminal works as Sherlock Jr., The Navigator, Steamboat Bill, Jr., The Cameraman, and his masterpiece, The General. Now James Curtis, admired biographer of Preston Sturges (“definitive”—Variety), W. C. Fields (“by far the fullest, fairest and most touching account we have yet had. Or are likely to have”—Richard Schickel, front page of The New York Times Book Review), and Spencer Tracy (“monumental; definitive”—Kirkus Reviews), gives us the richest, most comprehensive life to date of the legendary actor, stunt artist, screenwriter, director—master.

Buster Keaton Remembered

Eleanor Keaton,Jeffrey Vance
Buster Keaton Remembered Book PDF

Author : Eleanor Keaton,Jeffrey Vance
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2001-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015050799678

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Buster Keaton Remembered by Eleanor Keaton,Jeffrey Vance Pdf

In this unique illustrated survey of Keaton's career, Eleanor Keaton, his wife of 26 years, & film historian Jeffrey Vance provide a personal account of this icon of American cinema. - Tie in with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle

Stuart Oderman
Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle Book PDF

Author : Stuart Oderman
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2005-07-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786422777

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Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle by Stuart Oderman Pdf

Fatty Arbuckle's career came to a sudden halt amidst allegations that he raped and caused the death of a young starlet named Virginia Rappe. Though he was acquitted, the comedian, who was at one time second in popularity only to Charlie Chaplin, was ruined. Interviews with many of Arbuckle's contemporaries (including Minta Durfee, his first wife) and extensive research inform this serious study of the once-fabled comedian. His early days in the Keystone comedies and his relationship with Chaplin are recounted. The details of the Rappe trial and his life afterwards are also provided.

Keaton

Tom Dardis
Keaton Book PDF

Author : Tom Dardis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : IND:30000055884922

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Keaton by Tom Dardis Pdf

.,."the definitive life. I don't think it will ever be superseded ... It is scholarly yet readable, the fullest, most objective and factually detailed book on virtually every aspect of Buster's career and personality: artistic, financial, and pyschological ... full of the most interesting (and surprising) information." - Dwight MacDonald, The New York Review of Books "A candid yet compassionate account of Keaton's turbulent personal life...reveals the roots of his humanity ... his pessimism ... [his] superb spirit of comic gloom ..." - Boston Globe

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton Book PDF

Author : Buster Keaton
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1578069637

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Buster Keaton by Buster Keaton Pdf

Sweeney collects interviews from the beginning of Buster Keatons career in the 1920s and concludes with his 1950s and 60s television work. The pieces here provide a critical perspective on Keatons acting and cinematic techniques.

Buster Keaton

James Curtis
Buster Keaton Book PDF

Author : James Curtis
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 833 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780385354219

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Buster Keaton by James Curtis Pdf

**One of Literary Hub’s Five “Most Critically Acclaimed” Biographies of 2022** From acclaimed cultural and film historian James Curtis—a major biography, the first in more than two decades, of the legendary comedian and filmmaker who elevated physical comedy to the highest of arts and whose ingenious films remain as startling, innovative, modern—and irresistible—today as they were when they beguiled audiences almost a century ago. "It is brilliant—I was totally absorbed, couldn't stop reading it and was very sorry when it ended."—Kevin Brownlow It was James Agee who christened Buster Keaton “The Great Stone Face.” Keaton’s face, Agee wrote, "ranked almost with Lincoln’s as an early American archetype; it was haunting, handsome, almost beautiful, yet it was also irreducibly funny. Keaton was the only major comedian who kept sentiment almost entirely out of his work and . . . he brought pure physical comedy to its greatest heights.” Mel Brooks: “A lot of my daring came from Keaton.” Martin Scorsese, influenced by Keaton’s pictures in the making of Raging Bull: “The only person who had the right attitude about boxing in the movies for me,” Scorsese said, “was Buster Keaton.” Keaton’s deadpan stare in a porkpie hat was as recognizable as Charlie Chaplin’s tramp and Harold Lloyd’s straw boater and spectacles, and, with W. C. Fields, the four were each considered a comedy king--but Keaton was, and still is, considered to be the greatest of them all. His iconic look and acrobatic brilliance obscured the fact that behind the camera Keaton was one of our most gifted filmmakers. Through nineteen short comedies and twelve magnificent features, he distinguished himself with such seminal works as Sherlock Jr., The Navigator, Steamboat Bill, Jr., The Cameraman, and his masterpiece, The General. Now James Curtis, admired biographer of Preston Sturges (“definitive”—Variety), W. C. Fields (“by far the fullest, fairest and most touching account we have yet had. Or are likely to have”—Richard Schickel, front page of The New York Times Book Review), and Spencer Tracy (“monumental; definitive”—Kirkus Reviews), gives us the richest, most comprehensive life to date of the legendary actor, stunt artist, screenwriter, director—master.

The Silent Clowns

Walter Kerr
The Silent Clowns Book PDF

Author : Walter Kerr
Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Comedy films
ISBN : UOM:39015010394701

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The Silent Clowns by Walter Kerr Pdf

'A lavishly illustrated, affectionate treatment by one of the finest critics of our time...Kerr is more than a brilliant master of verbal description; he is a penetrating, lucid theorist. This book is as much about comedy as about movies, about eyes and ears and how and why we laugh.'-Thomas Wills, Chicago Tribune Book World

Rediscovering Roscoe

Steve Massa
Rediscovering Roscoe Book PDF

Author : Steve Massa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1629334529

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Rediscovering Roscoe by Steve Massa Pdf

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle was a silent comedy trailblazer--the teacher of Buster Keaton, a collaborator of Charlie Chaplin--whose reputation was eclipsed for many years by his involvement in one of Hollywood's first scandals. Rediscovering Roscoe is a film by film examination of his work as a performer, director, and all around comedy creator. Having learned and developed his craft on the stage, Arbuckle came to films in 1909. After joining Mack Sennett's Keystone Company he became one of the most important pioneers of American silent comedy, as well as a screen icon known around the world. This filmography details his initial forays into films and mastering of the medium, but also his banishment from the screen and ultimate comeback. It is lavishly illustrated with more than 500 rare photographs and advertising images. Steve Massa is the author of Slaptstick Divas: The Women of Silent Comedy, Lame Brains and Lunatics: The Good, The Bad, and the Forgotten of Silent Comedy, and Marcel Perez: The International Mirth-Maker.

Buster Keaton: Cut to the Chase

Marion Meade
Buster Keaton Cut to the Chase Book PDF

Author : Marion Meade
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781497602311

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Buster Keaton: Cut to the Chase by Marion Meade Pdf

An American icon, Joseph Frank “Buster” Keaton is easily acknowledged as one of the greatest filmmakers in early cinema and beyond. His elaborate slapstick made audiences scream with laughter. But, his stone face hid an internal turmoil. In BUSTER KEATON: CUT TO THE CHASE, biographer Marion Meade seamlessly lays out the life and works of this comedy genius who lacked any formal education. “Buster” made his name as a child of vaudeville, thrown around the stage by his father in a cartoon pantomime of very real abuse. The lessons he carried forward from that experience translated into some of the greatest silent films of all time. Keaton wrote, directed, performed, and edited dozens of features and shorts, including his masterpiece, The General. However, those early scars also led to decades of drinking and mistreatment of women. Keaton saw huge successes, Hollywood sex scandals, years of neglect from studios and audiences, and finally a shaky resurrection that assured his place in Hollywood’s film canon. Meticulously researched, this book brings together four years of research and hundreds of interviews to paint a nuanced portrait of a compelling artist. No comedy fan or film buff should miss this insider story of the man behind the stone face.

Room 1219

Greg Merritt
Room 1219 Book PDF

Author : Greg Merritt
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781613747957

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Room 1219 by Greg Merritt Pdf

Part biography, part true-crime narrative, this painstakingly researched book chronicles the improbable rise and stunning fall of Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle from his early big screen success to his involvement in actress Virginia Rappe’s death, and the resulting irreparable damage to his career. It describes how during the course of a rowdy party hosted by the comedian in a San Francisco hotel, Rappe became fatally ill, and Arbuckle was subsequently charged with manslaughter. Ultimately acquitted after three trials, neither his career nor his reputation ever recovered from this devastating incident. Relying on a careful examination of documents, the book finally reveals what most likely occurred that Labor Day weekend in 1921 in that fateful hotel room. In addition, it covers the evolution of the film industry—from the first silent experiments to the connection between Arbuckle’s scandal and the implementation of industry-wide censorship that altered the course of Hollywood filmmaking for five decades.

Camera Man

Dana Stevens
Camera Man Book PDF

Author : Dana Stevens
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501134203

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Camera Man by Dana Stevens Pdf

They were calling it the Twentieth Century -- "She is a little animal, surely" -- "He's my son, and I'll break his neck any way I want to" -- "The locomotive of juveniles" -- A little hell-raising Huck Finn -- The boy who couldn't be damaged -- "Make me laugh, Keaton" -- Speed mania in the kingdom of shadows -- Pancakes at Childs -- Comique -- Roscoe -- Brooms -- Mabel at the wheel -- Famous players in famous plays -- Home, made -- Rice, shoes, and real estate -- The shadow stage -- Battle-scarred risibilities -- One for you, one for me -- The "darkie shuffle" -- The collapsing façade -- Grief slipped in -- The road through the mountain -- Not a drinker, a drunk -- Old times -- The coming thing in entertainment -- Coda: Eleanor.

Buster Keaton

Imogen Sara Smith
Buster Keaton Book PDF

Author : Imogen Sara Smith
Publisher : Gambit Publishing
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780967591742

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Buster Keaton by Imogen Sara Smith Pdf

Smith tells of the most dazzling and enigmatic of the silent clowns, a man who began his career in vaudeville as one-third of the Three Keatons at age four only to fall from grace with shattering swiftness in the early 1930s before eventually making a comeback on television in the 1950s.

The Fall of Buster Keaton

James L. Neibaur
The Fall of Buster Keaton Book PDF

Author : James L. Neibaur
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780810876835

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The Fall of Buster Keaton by James L. Neibaur Pdf

Born into a family of vaudevillians, Buster Keaton made his first film appearance in 1917 at the age of 21. By the early 1920s, he had established himself as one of the geniuses of silent cinema with such films as Sherlock, Jr. and The Navigator and his 1925 work, The General, placed at number 18 in the American Film Institute's poll of the 100 greatest features, the highest ranked silent film on the survey. But with the advent of sound in the late 1920s, silent stars like Keaton began to fall out of favor and the great comedian's career began to decline. In The Fall of Buster Keaton, James Neibaur assesses Keaton's work during the talking picture era, especially those made at MGM, Educational, and Columbia studios. While giving some attention to the early part of Keaton's career, Neibaur focuses on Keaton's contract work with the three studios, as well as his subsequent work as a gagman, supporting player, and television pitchman. The book also recounts the resurgence of interest in Keaton's silent work, which resulted in a lifetime achievement Oscar and worldwide recognition before his death in 1966. This fascinating account of an artist's struggle and triumph during the more challenging period of his career will be of interest to anyone wanting to learn about one of film's most influential performers.

Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr.

Andrew Horton
Buster Keaton s Sherlock Jr Book PDF

Author : Andrew Horton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521485665

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Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr. by Andrew Horton Pdf

On the film Sherlock Jr. directed by Buster Keaton