Description
Buster Keaton "can impress a weary world with the vitally important fact that life, after all, is a foolishly inconsequential affair," wrote critic Robert Sherwood in 1918. A century later Keaton, with his darkly comic "theater of the absurd," speaks to audiences like no other silent comedian. If you thought you knew Keaton--think again!
About the Author
Wes D. Gehring is a distinguished professor of film at Ball State University and associate media editor for USA Today magazine, for which he also writes the column "Reel World." He is the author of 40 film books, including biographies of James Dean, Carole Lombard, Steve McQueen, Robert Wise, Red Skelton and Charlie Chaplin.
Reviews
"Gehring remains supreme in film comedy scholarship"-Choice; "Just about anything with film historian and media writer Wes D. Gehring's name on it will be of quality."-Cinema Retro.
Book Information
ISBN 9781476666808
Author Wes D. Gehring
Format Paperback
Page Count 242
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Weight(grams) 413g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 12mm
