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Author:   Anthony Balducci
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.467kg
ISBN:  

9780786441594

ISBN 10:   0786441593
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   31 July 2009
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Preface      1. An Oakland Boy      2. Stage to Screen      3. The Rapid Advancement of an Earnest and Inventive Player      4. Part of a New Wave      5. New Vision      6. Business Suicide      7. The New Mentor      8. Dances with Lions      9. Further Adventures on an Ostrich Farm      10. A Fresh Start      11. Lloyd on His Own      12. The Man in Blackface      13. The Manageable Chaplin      14. Tumbling Back to Shorts      15. Erratic Behavior      16. Ain’t It a Crime?      17. “Drank Himself Out”      18. The Vagrant      19. The Comeback      20. The Final Fade      21. In Reference to Relics      Appendix I: Profiles of Select Sunshine Personnel      Appendix II: Profiles of Select Hamilton’s Associates      Appendix III: Filmography      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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Anthony Balducci has filled an enormous void with his biographical assessment of Hamilton's life and work, offering information that even the most learned comedy film historians had not known. It is not only the first book about this fascinating comedian, it is also the definitive study. Any comedy film buff's library is incomplete without it --Rogue Cinema a worthwhile, first ever look at a notable though neglected figure...goes a long way in returning the spotlight to a gifted comedian --www.examiner.com is a very good biography of a greatly gifted comedian. It makes you want to go out and watch Lloyd Hamilton movies. --pbpulse.com this long-overdue biography illuminates the life and career of a talented comic innovator who has remained obscure for far too long --charleychase.50webs.com.

Anthony Balducci has filled an enormous void with his biographical assessment of Hamilton's life and work, offering information that even the most learned comedy film historians had not known. It is not only the first book about this fascinating comedian, it is also the definitive study. Any comedy film buff's library is incomplete without it --Rogue Cinema; a worthwhile, first ever look at a notable though neglected figure...goes a long way in returning the spotlight to a gifted comedian --www.examiner.com; is a very good biography of a greatly gifted comedian. It makes you want to go out and watch Lloyd Hamilton movies. --pbpulse.com; this long-overdue biography illuminates the life and career of a talented comic innovator who has remained obscure for far too long --charleychase.50webs.com.

Anthony Balducci has filled an enormous void with his biographical assessment of Hamilton's life and work, offering information that even the most learned comedy film historians had not known. It is not only the first book about this fascinating comedian, it is also the definitive study. Any comedy film buff's library is incomplete without it --<i>Rogue Cinema</i>; a worthwhile, first ever look at a notable though neglected figure...goes a long way in returning the spotlight to a gifted comedian --<i>www.examiner.com</i>; is a very good biography of a greatly gifted comedian. It makes you want to go out and watch Lloyd Hamilton movies. --<i>pbpulse.com</i>; this long-overdue biography illuminates the life and career of a talented comic innovator who has remained obscure for far too long --<i>charleychase.50webs.com.</i>

"""Anthony Balducci has filled an enormous void with his biographical assessment of Hamilton's life and work, offering information that even the most learned comedy film historians had not known. It is not only the first book about this fascinating comedian, it is also the definitive study. Any comedy film buff's library is incomplete without it""--Rogue Cinema; ""a worthwhile, first ever look at a notable though neglected figure...goes a long way in returning the spotlight to a gifted comedian""--www.examiner.com; ""is a very good biography of a greatly gifted comedian. It makes you want to go out and watch Lloyd Hamilton movies.""--pbpulse.com; ""this long-overdue biography illuminates the life and career of a talented comic innovator who has remained obscure for far too long""--charleychase.50webs.com."

Author Information

Anthony Balducci studied journalism at Baruch College and holds a University of Florida criminology degree. He has written three previous books and numerous articles on film comedy as well as online contributions to Feet of Mud, World Cinema Paradise and other websites. He lives in New Port Richey, Florida.

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