Mack Made Movies

Mack Sennett invented the Keystone Kops, filmed the first pie-in-the-face skit, and introduced Charlie Chaplin to the movies. Here Don Brown tells the story of this American movie genius, from his beginnings as a Vaudeville actor to his triumph as the "King of Comedy"

The New York Times

In Mack Made Movies, Don Brown's sweet-natured biography, Sennett earns his close-up less for his own clowning than for his pioneering role in American slapstick comedy. — Abby McGanney Nolan

Don Brown is the author and illustrator of many acclaimed picture book biographies, including Across a Dark and Wild Sea and Kid Blink Beats the World. He lives in Merrick, New York.