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Cut to the chase recorded the journey of keaton from a kansas medicine show to vaudeville headliner to. The persistence of comedy by film analyst and writer, imogen sara smith. An actor friend named george pardey was present one day when the young keaton took a tumble down a long flight of stairs without injury. Download audiobooks by marion meade to your device. Quotes from jim carrey, kevin spacey, geena davis, billy crystal, and richard dryfus are from the american film industrys afis top 100 actors special shown in 1999. Bobbed hair and bathtub gin book site marion meadebuster keaton research files university of iowa libraries, special collections marion meade woody allen research files university of iowa libraries, special. Joseph frank buster keaton october 4, 1895 february 1, 1966 was an american actor, director, producer, writer, and stunt performer. As one author put it, fred gabourie had the most interesting job in the world.

Meade has written novels, biographies, and nonfiction books. Keaton had two shows of his own, including the buster keaton comedy show 1949 and the buster keaton show from 1950 until 1951. Marion meade is the author of several biographies, including dorothy parker. The woman behind the myth ebook 9781497602250 by marion meade. Cut to the chase a biography by marion meade available from rakuten kobo. Cut to the chase, biographer marion meade writes, in point of fact, the buster keaton story embarrassed him. The true story of how he bounced back to become an icon in film history is the beautifully written and thoroughly researched tale lovingly crafted in buster keaton. As technical director, he was responsible for set design, construction, props management, and location scouting. Download audiobooks written by marion meade to your device. According to a frequently repeated story, which may be apocryphal, keaton acquired the nickname buster at the age of about 18 months. When buster keaton showed guests around his grand spanishstyle mansion on a three and one halfacre estate a block behind the beverly hills hotel, he sometimes joked, i took a lot of pratfalls to build that dump. His elaborate slapstick made audiences scream with laughter.

Cut to the chase first edition 2nd impression by meade, marion isbn. Buster keaton 18951966 was a brilliant comedian and filmmaker who conceived, wrote, directed, acted, and even edited most of his ten feature films and. Other subjects include eleanor of aquitaine, madame blavatsky, dorothy parker, buster keaton, and woody allen. Cut to the chase recorded the journey of keaton from a kansas medicine show to vaudeville headliner to cinematic pioneer. An american icon, joseph frank buster keaton is easily acknowledged as one of the greatest filmmakers in early cinema.

When we made pictures, we ate, slept and dreamed them. Cut to the chase by marion meade follows one of the greatest comedic actors from his meager beginnings in vaudeville, his friendship and pairing with roscoe fatty arbuckle, through the hight of his early career in the 1920s and 1930s, his failed marriages, damaged reputation and unwillingness to stay sober, to his third act. In the 1980s, he worked as a researcher and graphic designer with raymond rohauer, who preserved many of buster keatons films. Marion meade is currently considered a single author. Marion meade keaton conceived, wrote, acted in and even edited most of his films, a true comedic genius if ever there was one. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Released by united artists, the film is the last product of keaton s independent production team and set of gag writers. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial.

Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read buster keaton. The selfdestruction of buster keaton factors which led. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Buster keaton 18951966 was a brilliant comedian and filmmaker who conceived, wrote, directed, acted, and even edited most of his ten feature films and nineteen. But now its up to gray and his love, annabelle lee, to reclaim the general, recross enemy lines, and warn the confederates. In a single passage meade paints buster keaton as an insufferable child star who would never be cured of his. An american icon, joseph frank buster keaton is easily. Cut to the chase is a startling and moving account of the troubled life of a cinematic genius.

General information buster keaton the general angelfire. The screwball world of nathanael west and eileen mckenney. The navigator is a 1924 comedy directed by and starring buster keaton. She has written biographies of victoria woodhull free woman, eleanor of aquitaine, madame blavatsky, buster keaton cut to the chase, woody allen the unruly life of woody.

The general is a 1926 american silent comedy film released by united artists. Please, no hate emails about the dardis and meade books. Pamela drive buster keaton the legendary estates of. In the film, many details of keatons life were altered or completely fabricated. The film was written by clyde bruckman and codirected by donald crisp. Marion meade books list of books by author marion meade. Were featuring millions of their reader ratings on our book pages to help you find your new favourite book. She is best known for her portraits of literary figures and iconic filmmakers. In the 1980s kevin brownlow found the film that inspired one week. The unruly life of woody allen by marion meade book read online. Buster keaton, in black and white this is a fairly straightforward account of the highs and lows of keaton s family and professional life. Cut to the chase, biographer marion meade seamlessly lays out the life and works of this comedy genius who lacked any formal education. Read the unruly life of woody allen by marion meade for free with a 30 day free trial. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration.

Warning readers from the outset that she is focusing on his life rather than his films, meade retells keaton s story in somewhat more detail than previous biographers. Based on four years of research and more than 200 interviews with notables such as billy wilder, leni riefenstahl, gene kelly, douglas fairbanks, jr. Buster keaton by marion meade, 9780306808029, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. He worked primarily for buster keaton, figuring out how to make keaton s innovative stunts work. The story was adapted from the memoir the great locomotive chase by william pittenger. In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.

The screwball world of nathanael west and eileen mckenney permanent dead link book site marion meade on imdb. Provides aspiring feature film writers with information on how the industry reall. In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being culturally, historically, or. Its a well researched book and i learned a lot about the silent film legend. Bitching was a significant contribution to the second phase of development in the feminist movement. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read dorothy parker. Marion meade joseph frank buster keaton, one of the most distinguished filmmakers in cinematic history, was a brilliant comedian whose films seem untouched by time. A work of stunning historical fiction, sybille displays marion meades pitch. Buster keaton by marion meade overdrive rakuten overdrive. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname the great stone face.

Buster keaton 18951966 was a brilliant comedian and filmmaker who. Buster keaton director films as director and actor. Cut to the chase is a startling and moving account of the troubled life of a. Jan 30, 20 but, his stone face hid an internal turmoil. Joseph frank keaton october 4, 1895 february 1, 1966, known professionally as buster keaton, was an american actor, comedian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer. He is best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression that earned him the nickname the great stone face. Entitled home made, it was an educational film about the ease of building a prefabricated house in seven days. As robin morgan, author of the anatomy of freedom, writes, this book is an inspiration for women and an illumination for all readers. Buster keaton was not an okie this land press made by you. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Buster keatons italian villa quintessentialruminations. Keaton puts up a for sale sign, leaving the directions with it, and the two walk away, hand in hand. Feb 02, 2018 buster keaton, who died yesterday in hollywood, was something of a genius, and even today there are men who spend hours arguing whether charlie chaplin or harry langdon or buster keaton was the.

It was inspired by the great locomotive chase, a true story of an event that occurred during the american civil war. Marion meade spent 4 years researching this book and interviewed more than 200 people. This said, i feel like some of the magic of his onscreen persona is missing here. A biography and millions of other books are available. In 1995, draggas filmography of buster keaton, the most complete filmography to date, was published in buster keaton. Silent film star buster keaton 18951966 developed his trademark deadpan expression and acrobatic artistry, according to the author, as a result of the abuse he received from his father, joe. It was not a boxoffice success and became the last picture keaton made for united artists. She has also written biographies of woody allen, buster keaton, eleanor of aquitaine, madame blavatsky, and victoria woodhull, as well as two novels about medieval france.

Released to coincide with the centenary of keaton s birth, this comprehensive biography fills gaps in the silentfilm comedians life history while dispelling a few rumors. The film stars buster keaton who codirected it with clyde bruckman. Pdf cut to the chase download full pdf book download. Marion meade born january 7, 1934 is an american biographer and novelist. Marion meade audio books, best sellers, author bio. Marion meade s definitive biography explores his often brutal childhood acting experiences, the making of his. Cut to the chase by marion meade highlighted the comedians background in an attempt to shed light on the performers demons. Aug, 20 named the italian villa the house contained 20 rooms over three acres, with a pool, tennis court, guest house, and a small shed in which keaton cut his films and stored a collection of his own private prints. A biography 1st da capo press ed by meade, marion isbn. Buster keaton, baseball player society for american baseball. Cut to the chase, by marion meade out of print keaton is my hero and i think ive read everything that has ever been printed about him. Buster made his name as a child of vaudeville, thrown around the stage by his father in a cartoon pantomime of very real abuse. Pittenger the original book can now be freely downloaded as part of the gutenberg project. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and.