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Mack Sennett (January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-born American director and was known as the innovator of slapstick comedy in film. During his lifetime he was known at times as the "King of Comedy". His short "Wrestling Swordfish" was awarded the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 1932 and he earned an Academy Honorary Award in 1937.
Born as Mikall (or Michael) Sinnott in Danville, Quebec, Canada, the son of Irish Catholic immigrant farmers. His father was a blacksmith in the small Eastern Townships village. When he was 17 years old his family moved to Connecticut.
The family lived for a time in Northampton, Massachusetts, where, according to his autobiography, Sennett first got the idea to go on stage after seeing a vaudeville show. He claimed that the most respected lawyer in town, Northampton mayor (and future President of the United States) Calvin Coolidge, as well as Sennett's own mother, tried to talk him out of his theatrical ambitions.[citation needed]
Actors: Debi Mazar (actress), Ione Skye (actress), Jennifer Tilly (actress), Maria Conchita Alonso (producer), Alan Heim (actor), Tippi Hedren (actress), Maria Conchita Alonso (actress), Laura Harring (actress), Phillip Bloch (actor), Phillip Bloch (producer), Marion Ramsey (actress), Rolonda Watts (actress), Stanley Sheff (writer), Stanley Sheff (producer), Stanley Sheff (actor),
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History,Actors: Katie Maguire (actress), Elise Rovinsky (actress), Molly Maguire (actress), Molly Maguire (costume designer), Ian Blackman (actor), Clay Franklin (composer), Penelope Lagos (actress), Ron Nummi (actor), Rudy Cecera (actor), Rudy Cecera (producer), Rudy Cecera (writer), Dena Schumacher (director), Dena Schumacher (editor), Brian Linden (actor), Marilyn Slater (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: The life of silent screen star Mabel Normand (Penelope Lagos) is seen through the repentant eyes of a Reporter Charlie Craig (Rudy Cecera), whose scandalous stories of Mabel's private life helped contribute to her career's downfall. Thanks to his articles, Mabel...once considered the "Queen of Comedy" who made history by being Hollywood's first female Producer, Director and Stunt Woman...is now considered Hollywood's First Party Girl. Her health soon takes a similar downward spiral and as she lies near death, Charlie finally gets a conscience and embarks on a quest to report all the positive aspects of her life. Through the stories of her friends and associates, Charlie's journey not only enlightens him as to Mabel's accomplishments but gives him hope that he'll vindicate her to the public and earn her forgiveness before it's too late.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Roger Frappier (producer), Jean Valmont (actor), Jean-Robert Bourdage (actor), Jean Chabot (director), Jean Chabot (writer), Simonetta Mariano (costume designer), Jean Lemire (producer), Alain Belhumeur (editor), Kevin Houle (actor), Simon Leclerc (composer), Pierre Pageau (writer), Pierrette Beaudoin (actress), France Chevrette (actress), Laurent Chabot (actor), Caroline Dardenne (actress),
Genres: ,Actors: Bruce Forsyth (actor), Marvin Hamlisch (actor), Olivia Newton-John (actress), Cliff Richard (actor), Richard Branson (actor), Alistair McGowan (actor), Brian Conley (actor), Joe Pasquale (actor), Norman Pace (actor), Gareth Hale (actor), Elaine Paige (actress), Gloria Hunniford (actress), Des O'Connor (actor), Howard McGillin (actor), Howard McGillin (actor),
Genres: Family,Actors: Anthony Hopkins (actor), David Gant (actor), Charles Chaplin (actor), Michael A. Goorjian (actor), Jackie Coogan (actor), Adolf Hitler (actor), Robert Downey Jr. (actor), David Duchovny (actor), Kevin Dunn (actor), Charles Chaplin (actor), Phil Brown (actor), Dan Aykroyd (actor), Charles Chaplin (actor), Jack Lemmon (actor), Kevin Kline (actor),
Plot: The biography of Charlie Chaplin, filmmaker extraordinaire. From his formative years in England to his highest successes in America, Charlie's life, work, and loves are followed. While his screen characters were extremely hilarious, the man behind "The Little Tramp" was constantly haunted by a sense of loss.
Keywords: 1800s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1960s, 1970s, actor, actor-plays-their-own-ancestor, actressActors: Charley Chase (actor), Andy Clyde (actor), Edgar Dearing (actor), Vernon Dent (actor), Harry Gribbon (actor), Oliver Hardy (actor), Edgar Kennedy (actor), Harry Langdon (actor), Stan Laurel (actor), Kewpie Morgan (actor), John J. Richardson (actor), Will Rogers (actor), Mack Sennett (actor), Al St. John (actor), Billy Bevan (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Documentary,Actors: Bud Abbott (actor), Harold Goodwin (actor), Ralph Brooks (actor), Roscoe Ates (actor), Colin Campbell (actor), Joe Besser (actor), Fred Clark (actor), Heinie Conklin (actor), Lou Costello (actor), Jack Daly (actor), Joe Devlin (actor), Charles Dorety (actor), Paul Dubov (actor), Sam Flint (actor), Kit Guard (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Mack Sennett (actor), Bud Ross (actor), Billy Bevan (actor), Andy Clyde (actor), Andy Clyde (actor), Charles Murray (actor), Teddy the Dog (actor), Andy Clyde (actor), Barney Hellum (actor), Gordon Lewis (actor), Jack Cooper (actor), Marvin Loback (actor), Vernon Dent (actor), Roger Moore (actor), Ben Turpin (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,