by Simon Louvish · Faber & Faber · tapa dura · ISBN 9780571212767
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A biography of producer, director, and actor Mack Sennett, known as the King of Comedy and the father of American slapstick. The book explores his life, from his early beginnings to his rise in Hollywood, highlighting his impact on comedy and silent film, as well as his influence on figures like Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand. Simon Louvish skillfully recreates Sennett's world through film scripts, telegrams, and even liquor bills, offering a rare and humorous glance into the infancy and innocence of moving pictures.
Simon Louvish is a Scots-born Israeli author, writer and filmmaker. He has written many books about Avram Blok, a fictional Israeli caught up between wars, espionage, prophets, revolutions, loves, and a few near apocalypses.
