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At the age of ten, Charley Chase was singing and dancing on the
street corners of Baltimore. Charley eventually became a local
vaudeville attraction, but Baltimore could not contain the
ambitious young man. After a brief, but memorable, stint in New
York, Chase finally landed in Los Angeles in 1912. His timely
arrival coincided with the birth of the film industry, and Charley
Chase became a major force in the shaping of motion picture comedy.
A human dynamo, Charley's talent and creativity seemed
inexhaustible. As a writer/director/actor, Charley started out at
Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios. Working with Fatty Arbuckle and
Charlie Chaplin, Chase quickly became one of Sennett's top
directors. Later, at other studios, he directed, then starred in
his own series of funny and inventive two-reelers. Behind the
scenes, Charley Chase was instrumental in shaping the careers of
both Laurel & Hardy and The Three Stooges. Chase's personal
life paralleled his film work. At first he was energetic and
optimistic-as was the infant film industry itself. As the movie
grew up, Charley got older too. Chase's career, marred by family
problems and alcoholism, mirrored the decline of the short film.
Includes photographs and a detailed filmography.
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