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The Hal Roach comedy shorts of Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts and Patsy Kelly / James L. Neibaur.
Van Pelt Library PN2287.T575 N45 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Neibaur, James L., 1958- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Todd, Thelma, 1905-1935.
- Todd, Thelma.
- Pitts, ZaSu, 1898-1963.
- Pitts, ZaSu.
- Kelly, Patsy, 1910-1981.
- Kelly, Patsy.
- Comedy films--United States--History and criticism.
- Comedy films.
- United States.
- Women comedians--United States.
- Women comedians.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 177 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- Summary:
- "Hoping to follow his success with Laurel and Hardy with a female comedy team, producer Hal Roach paired Thelma Todd with ZaSu Pitts in a 1931 series of two-reel shorts that were quickly successful. This book takes the first film-by-film look at each of the comedies these women made"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The early life of Thelma Todd
- The early life of ZaSu Pitts
- The films of Thelma Todd and ZaSu Pitts
- The films of Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly
- The death of Thelma Todd
- The film of Patsy Kelly and Pert Kelton
- The films of Patsy Kelly and Lyda Roberti
- The later years of ZaSu Pitts and Patsy Kelly.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476672557
- 1476672555
- OCLC:
- 1080247893
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