Buster Keaton

Charles Samuels

Buster Keaton's autobiography is a view into the quirky mind behind the stoic face of the legendary film comedian.

My Wonderful World Of Slapstick

The King: A Biography of Clark Gable by Charles Samuels is an intimate portrait of the man that shaped Hollywood and the motion picture industry for many decades. Clark Gable was often referred to as "The King of Hollywood." His career lasted more than three decades and he had roles in more than 60 motion pictures. This is a full unfiltered look at a man with a humble beginning in Ohio and his less than meteoric rise to fame. Through his early struggles as an actor and the many loves of his life, the heart and soul of who Clark Gable was, as an icon and as a man, is explored here. A consummate professional with a larger than life personality, he led a life that many envied, few understood, but was full of love, adventure, and accomplishment. Originally published in 1961 and written by Charles Samuels, this biography will give you a rare glimpse into Hollywood history and the man who transformed an industry. Charles Samuels was a journalist and biographer of many celebrity biographies including those of Tex Rickard, Ethel Waters and other celebrities.

A Biography of Clark Gable

The King

Louise Samuels

Night Fell on Georgia

The Girl in the House of Hate. [An Account of the Murder of Andrew J. Borden and Abby D. Borden, Parents of Lizzie Borden. With a Plan and a Facsimile.].

The Girl in the House of Hate

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

The Story of Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White, and Harry K. Thaw

Aquellos que aún ríen con el Keaton de celuloide es seguro que tampoco podrán contenerse con este Keaton de carne y hueso, que se anunciaba como la «bayeta humana» y al que Joe Keaton, su padre, lanzaba, estrellaba, arrastraba y vapuleaba por los escenarios de los Estados Unidos de principios de siglo veinte haciendo las delicias del público. La hipócrita «Sociedad para la Prevención de la Crueldad con los Niños», que nunca comprendió que quien más disfrutaba con la aparente violencia del espectáculo era el pequeño Buster, trató una y otra vez de prohibir el número de los Keaton, contribuyendo a su bien ganada fama de ser el número más violento de la historia del vodevil. En Slapstick Keaton nos cuenta además sus inicios en el cine junto a Fatty Arbuckle, su paso por Francia como soldado en la Primera Guerra Mundial y sus elaboradas, carcajeantes y temidas bromas en Hollywood, pero también nos habla, y muy en serio, de su trabajo en el mundo del cine, del rodaje de sus películas, de su innombrable primera esposa y de su afición a la bebida. Por las páginas de este divertidísimo libro desfilan personajes tan míticos como el mago Houdini, Chaplin Griffith, los hermanos Marx, Greta Garbo, Samuel Goldwyn o Irving Thalberg. La mirada de Keaton, limpia e ingenua, nos revela cómo eran el verdadero Hollywood y sus primeros pobladores antes de que llegaran las hordas de ejecutivos y burócratas. Además de ser un libro cuyas páginas rebosan humor y amor al cine, Slapstick es también parte integrante, junto con sus películas, del legado de ese gran maestro de la comedia que fue Buster Keaton.

CHARLES SAMUELS DE SLAPSTICK

BUSTER KEATON - MEMORIAS EN COLABORACION CON

las memorias de Buster Keaton

Slapstick

Ethel Waters

"Here is a remarkable chronicle of the life and career of an extraordinary woman who had a major impact on American entertainment. With astonishing candor, Ethel Waters tells her dramatic and dazzling story: from a childhood of abject poverty, to her early success in Black vaudeville, to her rise into the top ranks of stardom with her memorable performances in Cabin in the Sky, Pinky, and The Member of the Wedding. Hers is both an engrossing record of a topsy-turvy career and, just as importantly, an invaluable social document that traces the changing landscape for African American entertainers in the first half of the twentieth century. One of our very best show-business memoirs, brimming with insights, humor, and an unbreakable spirit, His Eye Is on the Sparrow was a significant groundbreaker when first published in 1951--and remains an authentic American classic today."--Donald Bogle Ethel Waters's His Eye Is on the Sparrow stands as perhaps the greatest autobiography of a black female performer, capturing both the horror and the joy of the African American woman's experience through the often bitter yet always forgiving voice of an indomitable spirit. This edition is supplemented with a new historical preface and over a dozen photographs.

An Autobiography

His Eye Is On The Sparrow

Charles Samuels

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