Personality Comedians as Genre

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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

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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

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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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