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xiv, 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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"This biography traces Buster Keaton's career from his early days in vaudeville - where, as a rambunctious five-year-old, his father threw him around the stage - to his becoming one of the brightest stars of silent film's Golden Age." "Taking what he knew from vaudeville - ingenuity, athleticism, audacity, and wit - Keaton applied his hand to the new medium of film, proving himself a prodigious acrobat and brilliant writer, gagman, director, and actor....
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810 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
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"A comprehensive account of the life and work of Buster Keaton"--
Keaton's deadpan stare, his iconic look and acrobatic brilliance obscured the fact that behind the camera he 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. Curtis gives us a comprehensive...
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223 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 21 cm
Language
English
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The year is 1908, and a troupe of vaudeville performers has arrived in sleepy Muskegon, Michigan to spend the summer. Young Henry Harrison is fascinated with the animals and performers, but mostly with a slapstick performer his own age named Buster Keaton, who is also a master prankster and loves to play baseball.
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