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Roscoe «Fatty» Arbuckle - El comediante olvidado del cine mudo

The most famous comedian nobody knows   Lives built for laughter (or nearly so): Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, once a giant of silent film comedy on par with Chaplin, became—within just days—a symbol of media-driven shame. 28/07/2025 Carlo Amatetti  28/07/2025 Carlo Amatetti ( Read the full article at  Azione.ch ) I’m one of those who deeply miss comedy as a widespread cultural expression in cinema—and I must admit, I knew nothing about Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. Thanks to Carlo Amatetti, with whom I've collaborated for years across various publications that share a common thread: comedy and comedians. This marks the ninth installment for Azione.ch... I won’t go on, because this time, the act of storytelling belongs to Carlo. video timelapse on Instagram 🎩 Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle: The face that made the silent era laugh—and slipped into oblivion. Original illustration by Leonardo Rodríguez. Read the full article at Azione.ch Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckl...
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RISO KOSHER ( The Haunted Smile )


This Book is the Italian edition of   "The Haunted Smile: The Story Of Jewish Comedians In America" written by J. LAWRENCE Epstein

TITLE: RISO KOSHER
SUBTITLE: Risata per risata, l’incredibile storia dei comici ebrei americani
AUTHOR: J. LAWRENCE Epstein
PUBLICATION: May 13, 2010
Illustration: Leonardo Rodriguez
PUBLISHER: SAGOMA EDITORE





Final Art ( mixed Media )
( From Left to Right ) Woody Allen, Billy Cristal, Andy Kauffman, Groucho Marx, Milton Berle, Mel Brooks and Jerry Lewis





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This Illustration was based on
"Lunch atop a Skyscraper" (New York Construction Workers Lunching on a Crossbeam) is a famous black-and-white photograph taken during construction of the RCA Building (renamed the GE Building in 1988) at Rockefeller Center in New York City, United States.  In this case I have digitally retouched the image ( taking off the workers and adding a scanned watercolor texture )









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