The Five Sedgwicks: Pioneer Entertainers of Vaudeville, Film and TelevisionIndividually and together, The Five Sedgwicks are among the unsung heroes of early filmmaking in Hollywood. Their work took them from vaudeville to silent film, through the studio era and into the Golden Age of television. By the late 1920s the Sedgwick siblings were well-known motion picture personalities: Edward was satirized by actor Harry Gribbon as an enthusiastic comedy director in King Vidor's 1928 silent comedy hit Show People; Josie was a star of Western films and was presented the honorific title of "Queen of the Roundup"; Universal Films promoted Eileen as their "Queen of the Serial." This book details the family's extensive contributions to the entertainment industry. |
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Contents
Preface | 1 |
One Medicine Shows and GasLighted Theaters | 3 |
Two Tank Towns and FouraDay Vaudeville | 20 |
Three Orange Groves and Shootouts | 43 |
Four Dynamites Daughter the Ramblin Kid and the Diamond Queen | 75 |
Five The Saddle Hawk Lightnin the Police Dog and Leo the Lion | 108 |
Six The Rise of the Almighty Studio System and the Fall of the Silent Film | 147 |
Seven The Business of Laughter During the Depression Years | 175 |
Eight A Hollywood in Transition and the Fate of the Silent Idol | 200 |
Nine Nazis Country Bumpkins and a Couple of Redheads | 226 |
Ten Journey Beyond the Silver Screen | 239 |
Sedgwick Family Filmography | 251 |
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| Title | The Five Sedgwicks: Pioneer Entertainers of Vaudeville, Film and Television |
| Author | Michael Zmuda |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | McFarland, 2015 |
| ISBN | 0786496681, 9780786496686 |
| Length | 272 pages |
| Subjects | › › Biography & Autobiography / General Performing Arts / Film / General Performing Arts / Television / General Performing Arts / Theater / General |
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