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Larry Semon

Larry Semon

Directing •1889-07-14 •West Point, Mississippi, USA

American silent film comedian whose hugely successful career disappeared virtually overnight, Larry Semon was the son of a traveling vaudeville magician, Zera the Great. He grew up in show business and was trained in stage comedy and acrobatics. A talent for drawing and cartooning led to art school and then work as a cartoonist for various New York City newspapers. The humor evident in his published cartoons prompted executives at New York's Vitagraph Studios to hire him as a gag writer in 1916. He quickly proved himself and was promoted to director for the Hughie Mack series of comedies. His background in magic helped him create interesting new gags for the comedian. When Mack left the studio in 1917, Semon took over the starring role himself. His one-reelers were quite successful, and Vitagraph sent him to California to participate in its new West Coast operation. He produced as well as wrote, starred in and directed his own films, at the same time also producing films for other comics. In the summer of 1928 Semon apparently fell ill with tuberculosis and simultaneously, it seems, suffered a nervous breakdown. He entered a sanitarium near San Bernardino, CA, where he reportedly died on October 8. However, an air of mystery surrounds his death, since his wife (and former co-star) Dorothy Dwan was allowed almost no contact with him and never saw his body, which was ordered cremated after a tightly secured funeral, which was carried out per Semon's "previous instructions" and to which almost no attendees were allowed. The whereabouts of Semon's cremated remains are to this day a mystery, and his widow professed until her death to be mystified by the circumstances of his passing. With enormous financial obligations facing him Larry Semon could easily have considered a dramatic escape of this sort from his creditors. Whether he did, or whether his death was the sad final chapter to a high-rising, briefly brilliant, but ultimately short-lived career may never be known for certain.

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代表作

A Dozen Socks
1927 · Scenario Writer
The Stunt Man
The Stunt Man
1927 · Larry
The Stunt Man
The Stunt Man
1927 · Writer
The Stunt Man
The Stunt Man
1927 · Director
地下世界
地下世界
1927 · Slippy Lewis
The Star Boarder
The Star Boarder
1919 · Star Boarder / Little Joe, Escaped Convict
The Star Boarder
The Star Boarder
1919 · Director
The Star Boarder
The Star Boarder
1919 · Writer
Hindoos and Hazards
Hindoos and Hazards
1918 · Larry
Hindoos and Hazards
Hindoos and Hazards
1918 · Director
Hindoos and Hazards
Hindoos and Hazards
1918 · Scenario Writer
The Show
The Show
1922 · The Prop Man / Gentle Onlooker
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全部作品

Dummies
1928 •The Entertainer
A Simple Sap
1928 •It
Dummies
1928 •Director
A Simple Sap
1928 •Director
地下世界
1927 •Slippy Lewis
The Stunt Man
1927 •Larry
Oh, What a Man!
1927 •The Detective
Spuds
1927 •Spuds
A Dozen Socks
1927 •Scenario Writer
The Stunt Man
1927 •Writer
展开全部作品
The Stunt Man
1927 •Director
Oh, What a Man!
1927 •Director
Spuds
1927 •Producer
The Wizard of Oz
1925 •Scarecrow / Toymaker
Go Straight!
1925 •Self
The Cloudhopper
1925 •Borden Rhoom / Getz A. Bunn
The Perfect Clown
1925 •Bert Larry
The Dome Doctor
1925 •Peter Pep
The Wizard of Oz
1925 •Director
The Cloudhopper
1925 •Director
The Wizard of Oz
1925 •Writer
The Dome Doctor
1925 •Scenario Writer
The Dome Doctor
1925 •Producer
The Cloudhopper
1925 •Producer
The Dome Doctor
1925 •Director
The Wizard of Oz
1925 •Producer
Kid Speed
1924 •The Speed Kid
Her Boy Friend
1924 •Larry, the Chief's son
The Girl in the Limousine
1924 •Tony
Trouble Brewing
1924 •Government agent
Kid Speed
1924 •Director
Her Boy Friend
1924 •Producer
Her Boy Friend
1924 •Director
Kid Speed
1924 •Writer
Kid Speed
1924 •Producer
The Girl in the Limousine
1924 •Director
Trouble Brewing
1924 •Director
Trouble Brewing
1924 •Writer
The Girl in the Limousine
1924 •Producer
Lightning Love
1923 •Larry, a Suitor
The Midnight Cabaret
1923 •Larry, a Waiter
No Wedding Bells
1923 •Larry
Horseshoes
1923 •Larry
The Gown Shop
1923 •Larry, a salesman
The Barnyard
1923 •Lay Zee, Farm Hand
Lightning Love
1923 •Director
The Midnight Cabaret
1923 •Director
No Wedding Bells
1923 •Director
Horseshoes
1923 •Director
The Gown Shop
1923 •Director
The Barnyard
1923 •Director
The Barnyard
1923 •Writer
The Midnight Cabaret
1923 •Writer
The Midnight Cabaret
1923 •Producer
Lightning Love
1923 •Writer
No Wedding Bells
1923 •Writer
No Wedding Bells
1923 •Producer
The Sawmill
1922 •The Dumb-Bell
Golf
1922 •The son
A Weakend Driver
1922
The Counter Jumper
1922 •Larry, the Counter Jumper
A Pair of Kings
1922 •King August / Stranger
The Show
1922 •The Prop Man / Gentle Onlooker
The Sawmill
1922 •Director
Golf
1922 •Director
A Pair of Kings
1922 •Writer
A Pair of Kings
1922 •Producer
A Weakend Driver
1922 •Director
The Counter Jumper
1922 •Director
A Pair of Kings
1922 •Director
Golf
1922 •Writer
Golf
1922 •Producer
The Sawmill
1922 •Writer
The Sawmill
1922 •Executive Producer
A Weakend Driver
1922 •Writer
The Show
1922 •Director
The Show
1922 •Writer
The Show
1922 •Producer
The Counter Jumper
1922 •Writer
The Counter Jumper
1922 •Producer
The Counter Jumper
1922 •Editor
The Hick
1921 •Larry, the Hick
The Bakery
1921 •Larry, a Bakery Clerk
The Rent Collector
1921 •Larry, the Rent Collector
The Bell Hop
1921 •The Bellhop
The Sportsman
1921 •The Sportsman
The Fall Guy
1921 •Larry, the Fall Guy
The Hick
1921 •Director
The Bakery
1921 •Director
The Rent Collector
1921 •Director
The Bell Hop
1921 •Director
The Sportsman
1921 •Director
The Fall Guy
1921 •Director
The Bell Hop
1921 •Story
The Bell Hop
1921 •Producer
The Rent Collector
1921 •Writer
The Rent Collector
1921 •Producer
The Bakery
1921 •Writer
The Bakery
1921 •Producer
The Fall Guy
1921 •Story
School Days
1920 •Joe
The Suitor
1920 •The Suitor
The Fly-Cop
1920 •The Fly Cop
The Stage Hand
1920 •The Stage Hand
The Fly-Cop
1920 •Writer
School Days
1920 •Director
The Suitor
1920 •Director
The Fly-Cop
1920 •Director
School Days
1920 •Writer
School Days
1920 •Producer
The Stage Hand
1920 •Director
The Stage Hand
1920 •Writer
The Stage Hand
1920 •Producer
The Simple Life
1919 •A Farmer's Boy
Passing the Buck
1919 •The House Detective
Between the Acts
1919 •Larry, the Handy Man and a Drunkard
Scamps and Scandals
1919 •Larry
The Star Boarder
1919 •Star Boarder / Little Joe, Escaped Convict
The Grocery Clerk
1919 •The Grocery Clerk
His Home Sweet Home
1919 •The Husband
Dew Drop Inn
1919 •Larry, the Detective
Dull Care
1919 •Larry, a Detective
Traps and Tangles
1919 •Detective Sparks
The Head Waiter
1919 •The Head Waiter
Well, I'll Be
1919 •The Sheriff
The Grocery Clerk
1919 •Writer
Between the Acts
1919 •Scenario Writer
Well, I'll Be
1919 •Scenario Writer
The Simple Life
1919 •Director
The Simple Life
1919 •Scenario Writer
Passing the Buck
1919 •Scenario Writer
Passing the Buck
1919 •Director
Between the Acts
1919 •Director
Scamps and Scandals
1919 •Director
His Home Sweet Home
1919 •Director
Dew Drop Inn
1919 •Director
Dull Care
1919 •Director
Traps and Tangles
1919 •Director
The Star Boarder
1919 •Director
The Grocery Clerk
1919 •Director
The Head Waiter
1919 •Director
Scamps and Scandals
1919 •Scenario Writer
His Home Sweet Home
1919 •Scenario Writer
Well, I'll Be
1919 •Director
The Star Boarder
1919 •Writer
Dull Care
1919 •Writer
The Head Waiter
1919 •Writer
Pluck and Plotters
1918 •The Janitor
Bears and Bad Men
1918 •Larry Cutshaw
Romans and Rascals
1918 •Caesar / A Minstrel
Frauds and Frenzies
1918 •Larry, First Prisoner
Huns and Hyphens
1918 •Larry
Dunces and Dangers
1918 •Larry
Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs
1918 •Lawrence
Hindoos and Hazards
1918 •Larry
Dunces and Dangers
1918 •Scenario Writer
Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs
1918 •Writer
Pluck and Plotters
1918 •Director
Bears and Bad Men
1918 •Director
Romans and Rascals
1918 •Director
Frauds and Frenzies
1918 •Director
Huns and Hyphens
1918 •Director
Dunces and Dangers
1918 •Director
Romans and Rascals
1918 •Scenario Writer
Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs
1918 •Director
Hindoos and Hazards
1918 •Director
Skids and Scalawags
1918 •Director
Romans and Rascals
1918 •Writer
Bears and Bad Men
1918 •Writer
Hindoos and Hazards
1918 •Scenario Writer
Plagues And Puppy Love
1917 •Larry
Gall and Golf
1917 •O.U. Dubb
Risks and Roughnecks
1917 •Our Hero
Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies
1917 •Larry
Turks and Troubles
1917
Footlights and Fakers
1917
He Never Touched Me
1917
Somewhere in Any Place
1917
Big Bluffs and Bowling Balls
1917
Jolts and Jewelry
1917
Bullies and Bullets
1917
Flatheads and Flivvers
1917 •Director
Bullies and Bullets
1917 •Writer
Plagues And Puppy Love
1917 •Director
Gall and Golf
1917 •Director
Rips and Rushes
1917 •Director
Bullies and Bullets
1917 •Director
Worries and Wobbles
1917 •Director
Risks and Roughnecks
1917 •Director
Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies
1917 •Director
Turks and Troubles
1917 •Director
Turks and Troubles
1917 •Scenario Writer
Footlights and Fakers
1917 •Director
Footlights and Fakers
1917 •Scenario Writer
He Never Touched Me
1917 •Director
He Never Touched Me
1917 •Scenario Writer
Rips and Rushes
1917 •Scenario Writer
Somewhere in Any Place
1917 •Director
Somewhere in Any Place
1917 •Scenario Writer
Big Bluffs and Bowling Balls
1917 •Director
Big Bluffs and Bowling Balls
1917 •Scenario Writer
Jolts and Jewelry
1917 •Director
Jolts and Jewelry
1917 •Scenario Writer
Walls and Wallops
1916
The Man from Egypt
1916 •Writer
The Man from Egypt
1916 •Director
Walls and Wallops
1916 •Director
There and Back
1916 •Director
Hash and Havoc
1916 •Director
A Villainous Villain
1916 •Director
A Villainous Villain
1916 •Story
Losing Weight
1916 •Director
Captain Jinks' Evolution
1916 •Director
There and Back
1916 •Scenario Writer
The Baby and the Boss
1915 •Director