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    Buster Keaton : a filmmaker's life / James Curtis.

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    • Title:Buster Keaton : a filmmaker's life / James Curtis.
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    • Author/Creator:Curtis, James, 1953- author.
    • Published/Created:New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
      ©2022

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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966.
      Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Biography.
      Comedians--United States--Biography.
    • Edition:First edition.
    • Description:14 unnumbered pages, 810 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
    • Summary:"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.
    • Notes:"This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf" -- title page verso.
      Includes bibliographical references, filmographies, and index.
    • ISBN:9780385354219 (hardcover)
      0385354215 (hardcover)
      9780385354226 electronic book
    • 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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