Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 2 |
| Journal | The Appendix |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 6 Nov 2014 |
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Keywords
- silent film
- sociology
- comedy
- cinema
- theatre
- performing arts
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Arts and Humanities(all)
- History
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts
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Silent Film Killed the Clown : Recovering the Lost Life and Silent Film of Marceline Orbes, the Suicidal Clown of the New York Hippodrome, 1905-1915. / Reid, Darren.
In: The Appendix, Vol. 2, No. 4, 2, 06.11.2014.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Silent Film Killed the Clown
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AU - Reid, Darren
PY - 2014/11/6
Y1 - 2014/11/6
N2 - A reconstruction of the life and cultural significance of Marceline Orbes, the early 20th century performing artist who inspired Chaplin and Keaton but took his own life when his career failed. A trans-media article, this piece includes not only a historic inquiry into the role played by Orbes in establishing the 20th century's comedic canon, it includes a reconstruction of his only (and since lost) silent film from 1915.
AB - A reconstruction of the life and cultural significance of Marceline Orbes, the early 20th century performing artist who inspired Chaplin and Keaton but took his own life when his career failed. A trans-media article, this piece includes not only a historic inquiry into the role played by Orbes in establishing the 20th century's comedic canon, it includes a reconstruction of his only (and since lost) silent film from 1915.
KW - silent film
KW - sociology
KW - comedy
KW - cinema
KW - theatre
KW - performing arts
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VL - 2
JO - The Appendix
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