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Personality Comedians as Genre Selected Players
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Wes D. Gehring
ISBN: 0-313-26185-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-26185-5
232 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 5/30/1997
List Price: $119.95 (UK Sterling Price: £82.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: The success of clown comedy is dependent on the comic or comics who take center stage. These comics are usually identified with a specific comedic shtick, physical or visual humor, and their underdog status. This study by film scholar Wes Gehring presents a brief, historical overview of major figures in the genre, including W. C. Fields, Charlie Chaplin, Bob Hope, and Woody Allen. The comedians discussed are drawn from four genre periods: the silent era, the depression era, the post-World War II period, and the modern era.
Table of Contents:
  • Illustrations
    Foreword by Dennis E. Hensley
    Preface
    Introduction
    Bunny and Charlie
    The Marxes, Laurel & Hardy and W. C. Fields
    Where There's Hope...There's Allen--Woody
    Epilogue
    Appendix: Selected Filmography
    Selected Bibliography
About the Author: WES D. GEHRING is Professor of Film at Ball State University. He is the author of numerous books, including American Dark Comedy: Beyond Satire (Greenwood, 1996), Screwball Comedy (Greenwood, 1986), Populism and the Capra Legacy (1995), Handbook of American Film Genres (1988), and bio-bibliographies on Laurel & Hardy, W. C. Fields, Charlie Chaplin, and the Marx Brothers.
LCC Class: 791
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