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"A comprehensive account of the life and work of Buster Keaton"-- [Provided by publisher]
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 life of "The Great Stone Face": legendary actor, stunt artist, screenwriter, director. Keaton was a master who beguiled audiences almost a century ago-- and his films remain as innovative, and irresistible to audiences today. -- adapted from jacket

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE LOW COMEDY
• 1. Smallest Comedian
• 2. Keep Your Eye on the Kid
• 3. Big Frog in a Little Puddle
• 4. Not Like the Old Man Anymore
• 5. I Cast My Lot with the Pictures
• 6. Getting Restless
• Jasper, Alberta
• pt. TWO THAT WONDERFUL SPIRIT OF YOUTH
• 7. Comedy Sensation of the Screen World
• 8. Most Unique and Original Comedian
• 9. Spooling Comedy
• 10. Our Hospitality
• 11. Navigator
• 12. Friendless
• 13. General
• 14. Steamboat Bill, Jr.
• 15. Giving In
• 16. Cameraman
• Montreal, Quebec

• pt. THREE YOU STUDIO PEOPLE WARP MY CHARACTER
• 17. Gag Day Is Over
• 18. Running Around Loose
• 19. Crash in to My Life
• 20. I've Got Lots of Time
• 21. One of the Skeletons in the M-G-M Closet
• 22. Comedy Sequence Here and There
• 23. Diggin' Up Material
• Montreal, Quebec
• pt. FOUR BIGGEST STAR IN THE PICTURE
• 24. Along Came Television
• 25. Worst Thing Ever Made
• 26. Merton of the Movies
• 27. Once Upon a Mattress
• 28. Laughter of the World
• 29. Railrodder
• 30. Something Like a Genius.

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Author/Creator:

Curtis, James, 1953- , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Buster Keaton: a filmmaker's life [by Curtis, J.]

Other Related Resources:

Online version: Buster Keaton [by Curtis, J.] (First edition; New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022 — ISBN 9780385354226; LCCN 2021017985)

Subjects:

Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966

Motion picture actors and actresses — United States — Biography

Comedians — United States — Biography

General Notes:

"This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf" -- title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references, filmographies, and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

PN2287.K4 C87 2022eb

ISBNs:

9780385354226 (electronic bk.)
0385354223 (electronic bk.)
9780385354219 [Invalid]
0385354215 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1261773922

Other Control Numbers:

2933046 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp302696574