The 100 Greatest Silent Film Comedians
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The 100 Greatest Silent Film Comedians

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The 100 Greatest Silent Film Comedians

About this book

The silent film era featured some of the most revered names of on-screen comic performance, from Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton to Harold Lloyd, Douglas Fairbanks, and Laurel & Hardy. Besides these giants of cinema, however, there are other silent era performers—both leading actors and supporting players—who left an enduring legacy of laughter.

In The 100 Greatest Silent Film Comedians, James Roots ranks the greatest performers based on a scorecard that measures each comic's humor, timelessness, originality, and teamwork. Far more than just a listing, this is an idiosyncratic and entertaining review of the men and women who created the golden age of comedy. As a critic and deaf viewer, Roots brings a truly unique perspective to the evaluation of these performers and their work. He has viewed thousands of silent comedies and offers some assessments that run contrary to the standard list of performers. While many obvious names are placed in the top echelon, the author also champions performers who have been neglected, in part because their work has not been as visible. Each entry includes

a filmographya scorecardan evaluation of the artist's overall workan assessment of representative filmsDVD availability
With the increased availability of films on DVD, as well as Internet access, more and more silent performers are being discovered by film fans. Supplemented by an appendix of comedians who missed the cut, as well as an annotated bibliography, The 100 Greatest Silent Film Comedians will be an invaluable resource to anyone wanting to know more about the brilliant entertainers of the silent era.

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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Year
2014
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9798216289791
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Film & Video

Table of contents

  1. CONTENTS
  2. PREFACE
  3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  4. INTRODUCTION
  5. Part I THE FIRST RANK
  6. Ch01. and Ch02. CHARLIE CHAPLIN (1889–1977) ↔ BUSTER KEATON (1895–1966)
  7. Ch03. STAN LAUREL (1890–1965) AND OLIVER HARDY (1892–1957)
  8. Ch04. CHARLEY CHASE (1893–1940)
  9. Ch05. HAROLD LLOYD (1893–1971)
  10. Ch06. HARRY LANGDON (1884–1944)
  11. Ch07. MABEL NORMAND (1894–1930)
  12. Ch08. ROSCOE ARBUCKLE (1887–1933)
  13. Ch09. DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS (1883–1939)
  14. Ch10. RAYMOND GRIFFITH (1887–1957)
  15. PartII. THE SECOND RANK
  16. Ch11. SIDNEY DREW (1864–1919)
  17. Ch12. PHYLLIS HAVER (1899–1960)
  18. Ch13. OUR GANG/LITTLE RASCALS
  19. Ch14. and Ch15. and Ch16. JOBYNA RALSTON( 1901–1967), ANITA GARVIN (1907–1994), AND BEBE DANIELS (1901–1971)
  20. Ch17. TON OF FUN
  21. Ch18. MAX LINDER (1883–1925)
  22. Ch19. FORD STERLING (1880–1939)
  23. Ch20. MAX DAVIDSON (1875–1950)
  24. Ch21. LUPINO LANE (1892–1959)
  25. Ch22. LARRY SEMON (1889–1928)
  26. Ch23. EDGAR KENNEDY (1890–1948)
  27. Ch24. MACK SWAIN (1876–1935)
  28. Ch25. AY TINCHER (1884–1983)
  29. Ch26. SUPPORTING LADIES AND GENTS
  30. Ch27. GALE HENRY (1893–1972)
  31. Ch28. MAE BUSCH (1891–1946)
  32. Ch29. BEN TURPIN (1874–1940)
  33. Ch30. CHARLEY BOWERS (1889–1946)
  34. Ch31. LLOYD HAMILTON (1887–1935)
  35. Ch32. LOUISE FAZENDA (1889–1962)
  36. Ch33. JOHN BUNNY (1863–1915)
  37. Ch34. HARRY GRIBBON (1886–1961)
  38. Ch35. VERNON DENT (1900–1963)
  39. Ch36. HANK MANN (1887–1971)
  40. Ch37. ALICE HOWELL (1888–1961)
  41. Ch38. POLLY MORAN (1883–1952)
  42. Ch39. JACK DUFFY (1882–1939)
  43. Ch40. CHARLIE MURRAY (1872–1941)
  44. Ch41. JIMMY FINLAYSON (1887–1953)
  45. Part III. THE THIRD RANK
  46. Ch42. HARRY MCCOY (1889–1937)
  47. Ch43. ALICE ARDELL (1902–1996)
  48. Ch44. WALLACE BEERY (1885–1949)
  49. Ch45. MONTY BANKS (1897–1950)
  50. Ch46. CHESTER CONKLIN (1888–1971)
  51. Ch47. BOBBY VERNON (1897–1939)
  52. Ch48. PAUL PARROTT (1897–1939)
  53. Ch49. SNUB POLLARD (1886–1962)
  54. Ch50. MARIE PREVOST (1898–1937)
  55. Ch51. SYDNEY CHAPLIN (1885–1965)
  56. Ch52. AL ST. JOHN (1893–1963)
  57. Ch53. DOROTHY DWAN (1906–1981)
  58. Ch54. VICTOR MOORE (1876–1962)
  59. Ch55. JOE ROCK (1891–1984)
  60. Ch56. MADELINE HURLOCK (1899–1989)
  61. Ch57. BILLY BEVAN (1887–1957)
  62. Ch58. DOROTHY DEVORE (1899–1976)
  63. Ch59. MINTA DURFEE (1891–1975)
  64. Ch60. ALICE DAY (1906–1995)
  65. Ch61. SLIM SUMMERVILLE (1896–1946)
  66. Ch62. ANDY CLYDE (1892–1967)
  67. Ch63. GLENN TRYON (1894–1970)
  68. Part IV. THE FOURTH RANK
  69. Ch64. FRED MACE (1878–1917)
  70. Ch65. BILLY DOOLEY (1893–1938)
  71. Ch66. BILLY QUIRK (1873–1926)
  72. Ch67. JOHNNY HINES (1895–1970)
  73. Ch68. VICTOR POTEL (1889–1947)
  74. Ch69. MONTY COLLINS (1898–1951)
  75. Ch70. AUGUSTUS CARNEY (1870–1920)
  76. Ch71. BUD JAMISON (1894–1944)
  77. Ch72. PHIL DUNHAM (1885–1972)
  78. Ch73. CLYDE COOK (1891–1964)
  79. Ch74. BUD DUNCAN (1883–1960)
  80. Ch75. MACK SENNETT (1880–1960)
  81. Ch76. LEE MORAN (1890–1961) AND EDDIE LYONS (1886–1926) (AS A TEAM AND AS INDIVIDUALS)
  82. Ch77. LIGE CONLEY (1897–1937)
  83. Ch78. TOM KENNEDY (1885–1965)
  84. Ch79. JIMMY AUBREY (1889–1983)
  85. Ch80. NEAL BURNS (1891–1961)
  86. Ch81. BILLY FRANEY (1885–1940)
  87. Ch82. GLEN CAVENDER (1883–1962)
  88. Ch83. DOUGLAS MACLEAN (1890–1967)
  89. Ch84. MAX ASHER (1879–1957)
  90. Ch85. BOBBY RAY (1899–1957)
  91. Ch86. BILLY ENGLE (1889–1966)
  92. Ch87. SID SMITH (1892–1928)
  93. Ch88. BILLY BLETCHER (1894–1979)
  94. Ch89. WALTER HIERS (1893–1933)
  95. Ch90. PADDY MCGUIRE (1885–1923)
  96. Ch91. JACK COOPER (1891–1959)
  97. Ch92. BILLY WEST (1893–1975)
  98. Ch93. EDDIE BOLAND (1883–1935)
  99. Ch94. FLORA FINCH (1869–1940)
  100. Ch95. MILBURN MORANTE (1887–1964)
  101. Ch96. BILLIE RITCHIE (1874–1921)
  102. Ch97. EARL MOHAN (1888–1928)
  103. Ch98. BILLY REEVES (1866–1943)
  104. Ch99. HUGHIE MACK (1884–1927)
  105. Ch100. CLIFF BOWES (1894–1929)
  106. APPENDIX
  107. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
  108. INDEX
  109. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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