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Personality Comedians as Genre Selected Players
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Wes D. Gehring
Foreword by Dennis E. Hensley
Book Code: GCL/
ISBN: 0-313-26185-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-26185-5
232 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 5/30/1997
List Price: $119.95 (UK Sterling Price: £70.00)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture
Series Number: 61
Reviews:
  • A prolific writer on film comedy, Gehring has produced another thoughtful and delightful work.... Brilliantly informed, the author has a knack for connecting comic performers and shticks from one era to another... In the introduction, a quick-cut montage of memories of classic comic bits and characters, ideas and cinematic references march across the page: this reviewer felt like Lucy on the assembly line, stuffing chocolates in her mouth. It is a delicious pell-mell romp. Subsequent chapters offer more leisurely and in-depth discussion... [Gehring] instructs and delights, and his work is consistently enjoyable and highly recommended.
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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
LC Card Number: 96-47536
LCC Class: PN1995
Dewey Class: 791
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