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Art of Laurel and Hardy : Graceful Calamity in the Films by Kyp Harness (2006, Perfect)

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PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-100786424400

ISBN-139780786424405

eBay Product ID (ePID)50571750

Product Key Features

Number of Pages255 Pages

Publication NameArt of Laurel and Hardy : Graceful Calamity in the Films

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

SubjectEntertainment & Performing Arts, Comedy, Film / History & Criticism

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPerforming Arts, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorKyp Harness

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight12.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2006-000207

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal791.4302/80922

Table Of ContentTable of Contents Foreword by John V. Brennan and John Larrabee Preface Introduction: The Clown Angels 1. Stan (1890-1965) 2. Ollie (1892-1957) 3. The Films 4. Silence 5. Sound 6. Features 7. Nadir 8. Utopia Filmography Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

SynopsisFrom the early days of film came Laurel and Hardy, a comedy team that created slapstick hilarity from life's simplest situations. Some seventy years after their heyday, Arthur Stanley Jefferson and Oliver Norvell "Babe" Hardy are still remembered for the comic chaos they created in film shorts. They gave us something to laugh at by reminding us of our own foibles, in a way that was genuine and unpretentious. The lanky Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and portly Ollie Hardy (1892-1957) had but one objective: to create as many laughs as would fit in one short film. And that, they did. The book begins by exploring their comedy in the early days of film. A chapter is dedicated to each of "the boys"--Laurel from Ulverston, England, and Hardy from the state of Georgia--as a person and performer. Further chapters explore the slapstick and gags of Laurel and Hardy and how the pair survived the transition to sound that left behind many actors of the day. It was only when they began to work for large studios, churning out cookie-cutter scripts, that their art began to lose its way. The book takes the reader through the ups and downs of their careers and to a final comeback. A filmography lists works from 1917 to 1951 with information on availability., From the innocent days of young television came Laurel and Hardy, a comedy team that created hilarity from life's simplest situations. This book explores their comedy, the days of early television, and the work of peers like Charlie Chaplin and the Marx Brothers. It takes readers through the nadir of their careers and to a final comeback., Some 70 years after their heyday, Arthur Stanley Jefferson and Oliver Norvell ?Babe? Hardy are still remembered for the comic chaos they created in film shorts. They gave us something to laugh at by reminding us of our own foibles, in a way that was genuine and unpretentious. The book begins by exploring their comedy in the early days of film. A chapter is dedicated to each of ?the boys?Laurel from Ulverston, England, and Hardy from the state of Georgia'as a person and performer. Further chapters explore the slapstick and gags of Laurel and Hardy and how the pair survived the transition to sound that left behind many actors of the day. It was only when they began to work for large studios, churning out cookie-cutter scripts, that their art began to lose its way. The book takes the reader through the ups and downs of their careers and to a final comeback. A filmography lists works from 1917 to 1951 with information on availability.

LC Classification NumberPN2287.L285H37 2006