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American silent film actress Mabel Normand (1892-1930) appeared in a string of popular movies opposite stars like Charlie Chaplin and Fatty Arbuckle before dying of tuberculosis at 37. Her brief but remarkable career--which included directorial and writing credits and heading her own studio and production company--was eclipsed by scandal when police connected her to the unsolved 1922 murder of director William Desmond Taylor.Tracing her life from humble beginnings on Staten Island to the heights of world superstardom, this book highlights Normand's substantial yet largely overlooked contributions to film history and popular culture.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments deletevi
Preface
Introduction
1 • Hello Mabel
2 • Over the Garden Wall
3 • Staten Island Girl
4 • Venus Model
5 • The Griffith Touch
6 • Hide and Seek
7 • Keystone Mabel
8 • The Fun Factory
9 • Mabel at the Wheel
10 • Tillie
11 • Ice Cream for Breakfast
12 • Mabel in Close Up
13 • The Clock Strikes 12
14 • New Woman
15 • Mabel Inc.
16 • Goldwyn Girl
17 • Mickey
18 • Mabelescent
19 • Back to Mack
20 • Gates of Babylon
21 • Different Names
22 • Her Story
23 • The Edge of Murder
24 • Fatal Tales
25 • Sail Away
26 • To Live Through Pain
27 • Final Frames
28 • A Tender Goodbye
Epilogue
Appendix A: Filmography
Appendix B: Last Will and Testament of Mabel Normand
Appendix C: Transcript of Coroner's Inquest, William Desmond Taylor Murder Case, February 4, 1922
Appendix D: Transcript of Mabel Normand's Testimony at Arraignment of Horace Greer, aka Joseph Kelly, January 22, 1924, Los Angeles Courthouse
Appendix E: How to Be a Comedienne
Appendix F: Mabel's Clothes and Possessions
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
