Louise Fazenda Talks Dreams and Gags in Studio Life
Louise Fazenda describes her start in film, salary growth, and turning point toward artful comedy. She explains gags are devised by performers, stardom, and the shift toward cleaner, wittier humor with less coarseness.
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Louisa Mia
Monty
Romeo
Aouise
Miss Fazenda
Boston
Louise
Cal
Mack Sennett
Phyllis Haver
Screen Classics
Mario Jean
Bianchi
Lizzie B. Jones
Monty Banks
Fatty Arbuckle
al St. John
Chester Conklin
Ben Turpin
Mack Swain
Curious Lottery of Names and Fates Across a Life Diary
A string of brief, humorous, or ironic biographical snippets links many historical sounding names to improbable careers or fates. The piece threads truthfulness, crime, charity, travel, and fame through a mosaic of odd sobriquets and mismatched occupations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judas Iscariot
Ananias Culling
Noah Flood Jennings
Arthur
Charles
London
Ernest Frost Winter
Tropics
Lord Henry Harla
James Wealthy Mann
Stormy Petrel Adais
Leonard Jolly
Alice
Jolly
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Pittsburg
Cally
Spike Robinson
Slim Summerville
Chester Corklin
H. C. Witwer
Alex the Great
Boston Sunday Post
Witwer