Mabel Normand

The Life and Career of a Hollywood Madcap, 2d ed.

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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American silent film actress Mabel Normand (1892-1930) appeared in a string of popular movies opposite stars like Charlie Chaplin and Fatty Arbuckle before dying of tuberculosis at 37. Her brief but remarkable career--which included directorial and writing credits and heading her own studio and production company--was eclipsed by scandal when police connected her to the unsolved 1922 murder of director William Desmond Taylor.Tracing her life from humble beginnings on Staten Island to the heights of world superstardom, this book highlights Normand's substantial yet largely overlooked contributions to film history and popular culture.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-11-08
Mått178 x 254 x 13 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor251
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476687582

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments deleteviPrefaceIntroduction1 • Hello Mabel2 • Over the Garden Wall3 • Staten Island Girl4 • Venus Model5 • The Griffith Touch6 • Hide and Seek7 • Keystone Mabel8 • The Fun Factory9 • Mabel at the Wheel10 • Tillie11 • Ice Cream for Breakfast12 • Mabel in Close Up13 • The Clock Strikes 1214 • New Woman15 • Mabel Inc.16 • Goldwyn Girl17 • Mickey18 • Mabelescent19 • Back to Mack20 • Gates of Babylon21 • Different Names22 • Her Story23 • The Edge of Murder24 • Fatal Tales25 • Sail Away26 • To Live Through Pain27 • Final Frames28 • A Tender GoodbyeEpilogueAppendix A: FilmographyAppendix B: Last Will and Testament of Mabel NormandAppendix C: Transcript of Coroner’s Inquest, William Desmond Taylor Murder Case, February 4, 1922Appendix D: Transcript of Mabel Normand’s Testimony at Arraignment of Horace Greer, aka Joseph Kelly, January 22, 1924, Los Angeles CourthouseAppendix E: How to Be a ComedienneAppendix F: Mabel’s Clothes and PossessionsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex