The Clown Suicides: The Death and Cinematic Afterlife of Marceline Orbes and Francis "Slivers" Oakley, New York's Superstar Clowns, in Charlie Chaplin's Limelight
Although generally seen as an autobiographical piece, a film that reflects on the declining popularity of its director and star, Charlie Chaplin's Limelight (1952) is a sharp, albeit obscured commentary on the lives of two of the twentieth century's most important forgotten comedians. The...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Studies in American Humor. - American Humor Studies Association, 1974. - 3(2017), 2, Seite 157-177 |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Studies in American Humor |
| Schlagworte: | silent film vaudeville Charlie Chaplin Buster Keaton Marceline Orbes Francis "Slivers" Oakley film comedy comedians Economics Behavioral sciences mehr... |