She Could Be Chaplin! : The Comedic Brilliance of Alice Howell Hardback
by Anthony Slide
Part of the Hollywood Legends Series series
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Alice Howell (1886-1961) is slowly gaining recognition and regard as arguably the most important slapstick comedienne of the silent era.
This new study, the first book-length appreciation, identifies her place in the comedy hierarchy alongside the best-known of silent comediennes, Mabel Normand.
Like Normand, Howell learned her craft with Mack Sennett and Charlie Chaplin.
Beginning her screen career in 1914, Howell quickly developed a distinctive style and eccentric attire and mannerisms, successfully hiding her good looks, and was soon identified as the ""Female Charlie Chaplin.""Howell became a star of comedy shorts in 1915 and continued her career through 1928 and the advent of sound in film.
While she is today recognized as a pioneering female filmmaker, during her career she never expressed much interest in her work, seeing it only as a means to an end, with her income carefully invested in real estate.
It has taken many years for her to gain her rightful place in film history, not only as a comedienne, but also as matriarch of a prominent American family that includes son-in-law and director George Stevens and grandson George Stevens Jr., founder of the American Film Institute and the Kennedy Center Honors, who provides a foreword.
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- Pages:144 pages, 43 b&w illustrations, filmography
- Publisher:University Press of Mississippi
- Publication Date:30/08/2016
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- ISBN:9781496806321
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:144 pages, 43 b&w illustrations, filmography
- Publisher:University Press of Mississippi
- Publication Date:30/08/2016
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- ISBN:9781496806321