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"Silent movie impresario, Mack Sennett, brought to the screen many celebrated clowns, from Chaplin and Arbuckle to Keaton, Ben Turpin, Harry Langdon, W.C. Fields, and the troubled, madcap Mabel Normand. In "Keystone: The Life and Clowns of Mack Sennett," Simon Louvish blends wit, scholarship and insight in a delectable narrative that ends with a sigh, but remains utterly true to the pratfall-loving spirit of the 'master of fun.'" --Emily W. Leider, author of "Becoming Mae West" and "Dark Lover: The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino"
"No one investigates the roots of American film comedy with a livelier spirit than Simon Louvish. "Keystone," a close examination of that sad and funny genius of the silent movies, Mack Sennett, is his latest, and, to my mind, his most delightful." --Stefan Kanfer, author of "Ball of Fire: The Tumultuous Life and Comic Art of Lucille Ball"
"At last Mack Sennett--a seminal figure in American and world film history--has been rescued from the historical limbo that has been his since about 1933. It's always the pioneers who lay the groundwork for those who follow, and fans of every Laugh Factory from Looney Tunes to "Saturday Night Live" owe Sennett an enormous debt, for which Simon Louvish has generously provided the down payment." --Joe Adamson, author of "Bugs Bunny: Fifty Years and Only One Grey Hare"
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"No one investigates the roots of American film comedy with a livelier spirit than Simon Louvish. "Keystone," a close examination of that sad and funny genius of the silent movies, Mack Sennett, is his latest, and, to my mind, his most delightful." --Stefan Kanfer, author of "Ball of Fire: The Tumultuous Life and Comic Art of Lucille Ball"
"At last Mack Sennett--a seminal figure in American and world film history--has been rescued from the historical limbo that has been his since about 1933. It's always the pioneers who lay the groundwork for those who follow, and fans of every Laugh Factory from Looney Tunes to "Saturday Night Live" owe Sennett an enormous debt, for which Simon Louvish has generously provided the down payment." --Joe Adamson, author of "Bugs Bunny: Fifty Years and Only One Grey Hare"
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"'This is a compelling tale of ambition, lust and financial chicanery that is vividly evocative of its period.' Film Review 'The story rattles along with all the dash of a Keystone Kops chase... Louvish is expert in vivid description and insightful interpretation, and he brings these movies to life on the printed page like no other film historian.' Sunday Times 'An enjoyable and meticulous recreation of a pioneering, mythical era in Old Hollywood... From his founding of Keystone Studios in 1913, Sennett dominated the screen comedy seene, birthing the careers of the likes of Buster Keaton and Fatty Arbuckle while, with the Keystone Kops, defining 'madcap' comedy.' Empire"
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I note that other reviewers have complained about lack of detail.I would point out that the author had access to the Sennett archive at the Academy and has made very good use of it.There is a lot of interesting information running from the liquor bills through to the loss that Seneett was sustaining on producing shorts in the 30s.Allowances do have to be made for the fact that Sennett died over 40 years prior to this book being written and that most of the events written about are more than 80 years ago.This being the caase there are unlikely to be eye witnesses to interview.So there are going to be gaps in the information but not so as to detract from an informative and entertaining book.
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Having read the Fatty Arbuckle biog 'I Fatty', I was keen to read about the man, and ego behind Keystone, that of Mack Sennett; and so fell towards this publication.
The book has great detail of everything you may need for an accademic dissertation at al, and like the man Sennett, it has great passion for the subject, but thoroughly lacks any sense of warmth or humour. We get an idea of the man and his character, but time upon time, I wished I were reading Sennett's own biography (even with its supposed exagerated storytelling as hinted at by Louvish).
Not to knock the biog, for it is thorough an relentless in its detail, but as I said at the start, having come off I FATTY, where you feel like you are sat at a bar hearing the man tell you what's what, this biog felt too up tight and pedantic for me.
The book has great detail of everything you may need for an accademic dissertation at al, and like the man Sennett, it has great passion for the subject, but thoroughly lacks any sense of warmth or humour. We get an idea of the man and his character, but time upon time, I wished I were reading Sennett's own biography (even with its supposed exagerated storytelling as hinted at by Louvish).
Not to knock the biog, for it is thorough an relentless in its detail, but as I said at the start, having come off I FATTY, where you feel like you are sat at a bar hearing the man tell you what's what, this biog felt too up tight and pedantic for me.
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As a Mabel Normand fan I had to read this book but was not sure how much was fact and how much author opinion. A good read but as per most silent movies biographies I feel they have again missed the essence of what made this person so successful. Mack Sennett was the undisputed King of Comedy but this book did not give that impression. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it as like all these silent movie biographies they tell a brilliant tale but I didn't feel a very revealing one.
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