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Smile when the raindrops fall: the story of Charley Chase

Smile when the raindrops fall: the story of Charley Chase

Brian Anthony, Andy Edmonds - Biography & Autobiography - 1998 - 255 pages
Details the life of Charley Chase--a major force in the shaping of motion picture comedy.
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The Disney films
Hollywood's Classic Comedies Featuring Slapstick, Romance, Music, Glamour Or ...

Hollywood's Classic Comedies Featuring Slapstick, Romance, Music, Glamour Or ...

John Howard Reid - Performing Arts - 2007 - 240 pages
200 films reviewed and rated, covering all genres of movie comedy from slapstick to sardonic, from madness to manners. Featured comedians include Bud Abbott and Lou Costello ...
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Movie comedy teams
The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang

The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang

Leonard Maltin, Richard W. Bann - Performing Arts - 1992 - 294 pages
More than three hundred production stills and publicity photographs illustrate an anecdotal account of the gang's years at Hal Roach studios and MGM and career profiles of its ...
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Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons

Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons

Leonard Maltin - 1987 - 485 pages
Walt Disney, Paul Terry, Walter Lantz, Winsor McCay, Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, and Ralph Bakshi are among the artists whose work is examined in a history of the animated cartoon
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Hollywood from Vietnam to Reagan-- and Beyond

Hollywood from Vietnam to Reagan-- and Beyond

Robin Wood - Performing Arts - 2003 - 363 pages
Few aspects of American military history have been as vigorously debated as Harry Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan. In this carefully crafted volume, Michael ...
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Marion Davies; a biography
Gracie: a love story

Gracie: a love story

George Burns - 1988 - 319 pages
George Burns pays tribute to his partner, wife, and love of many decades, contrasting the zany, scatterbrained radio person she presented with her private self--an intelligent ...
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The Great American Broadcast: A Celebration of Radio's Golden Age

The Great American Broadcast: A Celebration of Radio's Golden Age

Leonard Maltin - 1997 - 324 pages
Profiles the great actors and characters from the golden age of radio and offers behind-the-scenes anecdotes
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