Lloyd Hamilton : Poor Boy Comedian of Silent Cinema.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Balducci, Anthony.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2009.

Summary:

At first glance, Lloyd Hamilton was a large, baby-faced comic who walked like a duck. To the trained eye, Hamilton demonstrated keen timing and an inventive mind, providing wry humor rich in emotion during his 20 year career. Perhaps most importantly, Hamilton was greatly admired by his fellow comics, receiving praise from the likes of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. This book explores Hamilton's life and work, beginning with his conservative, middle-class childhood and continuing through the comic's entry into show business as a theatre extra, his most memorable role as half of silent comedy's "Ham and Bud" duo, and his first feature film, The Darker Self. The author examines Hamilton's private life and alcoholism and the decline of his health and career, which led to his death at the age of 43. The book includes exclusive photographs from the Hamilton family, a filmography with detailed plot descriptions, many behind-the-scenes facts, and an analysis of Hamilton's critical lost feature film A Self-Made Failure.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

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 Associates

Appendix III: Filmography

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Balducci, Anthony Lloyd Hamilton

ISBN:

9781476650883

OCLC:

1369670039