Comedy Films, Comedians - Biography, Actors & Actresses - Biography, Film Actors & Actresses - Biography - General & Miscellaneous, Comedians, Film Actors - Biography, Silent Films
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Overview
The silent screen's "Great Stone Face," and arguably its most prodigious comedian, Buster Keaton is famous for films such as The General and The Navigator. With compassion and accuracy, Dardis traces both the development and the decline of this great performer, from his childhood in vaudeville to his glory days as a silent screen star and MGM contract actor, his descent into alcoholism, and his twilight years as a nearly forgotten relic of the era.Synopsis
The silent screen's "Great Stone Face," and arguably its most prodigious comedian, Buster Keaton is famous for films such as The General and The Navigator. With compassion and accuracy, Dardis traces both the development and the decline of this great performer, from his childhood in vaudeville to his glory days as a silent screen star and MGM contract actor, his descent into alcoholism, and his twilight years as a nearly forgotten relic of the era.
Book Details
Published
February 1, 2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pages
352
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780816640010