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Chaplin, Charlie 1889-1977 Comedians Comedians United States Biography Keaton, Buster 1895-1966 Marin, Cheech Motion picture actors and actresses Motion picture actors and actresses United States Biography Motion picture producers and directors United States Biography Television personalities United States Biography United StatesMarin, Cheech
Summary: "A memoir by the counterculture legend discusses how he formed one of the most successful comedy duos of all time, became a representative of the recreational drug movement, forged a successful solo career, and amassed a collection of renowned Chicano art,"--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MARIN, CHEECH MARMartin, Andrea
Summary: A hilarious, entertaining, and often moving memoir, from the multiple Tony and Emmy-awarding winning actress and comedienne, and SCTV alum, Andrea Martin. Whether lighting up the small screen in her new TV series, Working the Engels, on NBC, or stealing scenes on the big screen in My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Hedwig and the Angry Inch, or starring on the stage in her recent Tony award winning...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2014
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Summary: Over 300 photographs with accompanying text describe the personal and professional life of the silent film comedian.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1989
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 791.43 CHAPLIN, CHARLIE EPSEyman, Scott
Summary: In the aftermath of World War Two, Charlie Chaplin was criticized for being politically liberal and internationalist in outlook. He had never become a US citizen, something that would be held against him as xenophobia set in when the postwar Red Scare took hold. Politics aside, Chaplin had another problem: his sexual interest in young women. He had been married three times and had had numerous...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHAPLIN, CHARLIE EYMCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B CHAPLIN EYMMaltin, Leonard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 1978
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 MALLeachman, Cloris.
Summary: Film and television darling Leachman tells her life story through the challenges of her stellar career all while raising five children. She also discusses her many famous friends in the entertainment industry as well as in the political arena.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Pub. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LEACHMAN, CLORIS LEAHart, Kevin
Summary: Superstar, comedian and Hollywood box-office star Kevin Hart turns his immense talent to the written word by writing some words. Some of those words include, the, a, for, above, and even even. Put them together and listeners have the funniest, most heartfelt, and most inspirational memoir on survival, success, and the importance of believing in themselves since Old Yeller.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA 790 HarO'Donnell, Rosie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2002
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 O'DONNELL, ROSIE ODOSummary: The film celebrates the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated filmmakers and comedians, Buster Keaton, whose singular style and fertile output during the silent era created his legacy as a true cinematic visionary. Filled with stunningly restored archival Keaton films from the Cohen Film Classics library, it is directed by Peter Bogdanovich, a filmmaker and cinema...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GREMarin, Cheech.
Summary: One half of the iconic comedy team of Cheech & Chong offers insight into his life behind his pop-culture persona, describing his pioneering work in early counter-culture arenas and his observations about life's absurdities from a fringe perspective.
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Publisher / Publication Date: It Books 2011
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHAPLIN, OONA SCOMarx, Harpo
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bookroom 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 MARSummary: Hollywood icon Charlie Chaplin rocketed to fame from the slums of Victorian London and spent decades as one of Hollywood's most famous and beloved stars until his scandalous fall from grace. His stage persona and incendiary media portrayal defined how he was perceived, but his private life has always been shrouded in mystery until now. Never-before-heard recordings, intimate home movies, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC REAGoldberg, Whoopi
Summary: The popular actress and comedian shares her commentary on the modern world, presenting observations on welfare reform, the Pope, men and relationships, motherly advice, and the lessons she has learned from life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: R. Weisbach Books 1997
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Summary: Known for his legendary stone face and physical gags, Buster Keaton was a genius of silent-film comedy. Decades after their release, his movies remain unsurpassed marvels of comic invention and mechanical timing. In Buster Keaton remembered, an illustrated survey of Keaton's career, Eleanor Keaton, his wife of 26 years, and film historian Jeffrey Vance provide a personal account of this icon of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: H.N. Abrams 2001
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 791.43 KEALouvish, Simon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 LOUBrooks, Mel
Summary: The legendary comedian, actor, and film producer and director traces his rise from a Depression-era kid in Brooklyn to his stellar film career, offering insight into the inspiration for his ideas and the many close friendships and collaborations behind his success.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BROOKS, MEL BROCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B BROOKS BROCurtis, James
Summary: "A comprehensive account of the life and work of Buster Keaton"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022