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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherAbrams, Inc.
ISBN-100810916746
ISBN-139780810916746
eBay Product ID (ePID)2189901
Product Key Features
Book TitleHarold Lloyd : Master Comedian
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicFilm / General, General, Entertainment & Performing Arts
IllustratorYes
GenrePerforming Arts, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorSuzanne Lloyd, Jeffrey Vance
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight56.6 Oz
Item Length12.2 in
Item Width9.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-006014
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal791.43/028/092 B
SynopsisHarold Lloyd (1893-1971), the famous Man Hanging from the Clockface, is, with Keaton and Chaplin, one of three geniuses of silent film comedy. With his trademark glasses, toothy grin, and character that vividly reflected the era of the 20s, Lloyd became the most popular comedian on the screen, producing more movies than Keaton and Chaplin combined. He created the language of thrill comedy, influencing not only his contemporaries, but also modern directors and writers as well - his race-to-the-rescue scene in Girl Shy was the model for the final sequence of The Graduate. This book is a vivid, behind-the-scenes account of Lloyd's movie making - the innovative techniques, the development of the elaborate and thrilling comic sequences, and the idea process - from his early days in silent film through his work in talking pictures. With glorious, never-before-published photographs, film stills from the archives of the Harold Lloyd Estate and Film Trust, and a text by film historian Jeffrey Vance and Lloyd's granddaughter Suzanne, the book paints a portrait of a master filmmaker and comedian.