In April, the newly renovated Mack Sennett Studios at Fountain and Effie in Silver Lake welcomed then-mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti for a campaign event. “This isn’t just a place, it’s really a ...

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"Reprint of the illustrated case bound one volume edition ... first published in 2010 by McFarland."--Vol. 1 verso of T.p. Contents v. 1. Mack Sennett and the movies: a historical overview. From ...

And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: January 17th, 1880, 136 years ago today ... the birthday of silent film pioneer Mack Sennett. A bit player and director in Hollywood's early days, ...

Beginning in 1915, Keystone Studios film director and producer Mack Sennett, known for his slapstick comedies, began to assemble young beautiful women, known as “Sennett’s Bathing Beauties” for his ...