Keystone:
The Life and Clowns of Mack Sennett
A biography of pioneer comedy mogul Mack Sennett and the tale of his Keystone
studio and comedians.
Faber and Faber, London, November 2003
Faber and Faber/Farrar Straus & Giroux, New York, February 2004
Film Review, October 2003:
Acclaimed film historian Simon Louvish offers a superb recreation of
the pioneering silent period, exploring the life and times of producer
Mack Sennett and his stock company of comedians… An astonishingly
thorough piece of work, this engrossing tome has raised the standards
of movie biographies to a new level of excellence…
Empire, January 2004:
…
An enjoyable and meticulous recreation of a pioneering, mythical era
in Old Hollywood… (DG)
