Mack Sennett



Mack Sennett
  • Date of Birth: 17 January, 1880
  • Place of Birth: Richmond, Quebec, Canada
  • Biography: Mack Sennett (January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian -born Academy Award-winning director and was known as the innovator of slapstick comedy in film. During his lifetime he was known at times as the "King of Comedy."

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Lynn Yaeger: If No One Else, at Least Gaga and I Will Wear Marc
nymag.com – 2009-09-15
Gaga as I am for Lady Gaga, I don't make it to the Marc Jacobs party where she is scheduled to perform , even though by some miracle I have the coveted pink rubber bracelet required for admittance. ... Full Article

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By Mack Rawden: 2009-06-25 23:53:41
cinemablend.com – 2009-06-25
Apparently, Transformers 2 is loud, dumb, stupid and possibly even downright terrible, if you're talking to Roger Ebert at least. The second installment of Michael Bay's robot franchise made about a bazillion dollars yesterday, and if the box office totals... ... Full Article

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'Trafic': When Tati Drove Himself to the Edge
nysun.com – 2008-07-08
Jacques Tati's penultimate, transcendent film "Trafic" (1971) is one of those often misperceived or neglected works by great filmmakers that deserve better than they've got and will surely, however long it takes, gain their righteous stature. ... Full Article

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Silent Movie Tribute
threemoviebuffs.com – 2001-03-04
The birth of the art form known as The Motion Picture Industry occurred during the closing decade of the 19th Century, the Gilded Age.Technology was then changing the face of the world very rapidly. ... Full Article

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ARTS IN AMERICA; Broadway's Revered Flop, Resurrected With Love
nytimes.com – 2000-11-08
For more than 25 years ''Mack and Mabel'' has been Jerry Herman's favorite problem child, the bittersweet Broadway flop that refuses to die. Mr. Herman, the composer and lyricist of mega-hits from ''Hello, Dolly!'' to ''Mame'' to ''La Cage aux... ... Full Article

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THEATER REVIEW; Pie Fights, Keystone Kops and Pain
nytimes.com – 1999-07-03
''No one pretended that what we were doing was art,'' sings the director Mack Sennett, looking back on the pioneer days of silent film comedy in the musical ''Mack and Mabel.'' You can imagine the show's composer and lyricist, Jerry... ... Full Article

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