Jeffrey Vance (born May 21, 1970) is an American film historian and author who has published books on movie stars including Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin.
Jeffrey Vance | |
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| Born | May 21, 1970 |
| Occupation(s) | Film historian, author |
Career
editWhile working as an archivist for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists he met Eleanor Keaton, Buster Keaton's widow, and began organizing her collection of photographs, leading to the illustrated biography Buster Keaton Remembered (2001).[1] He later served as archivist for the Chaplin family's Roy Export S.A.S.,[2] The Harold Lloyd Trust, and the Mary Pickford Foundation [3] where he helped preserve both film and photographs from these important collections. As a producer, he packaged the Harold Lloyd Classic Comedies for Turner Classic Movies, later released to home video. As a filmmaker, he produced and directed the short film Rediscovering John Gilbert (2010) which aired on cable television as well as released to home video.[4]
Publications
edit- Buster Keaton Remembered (Harry N. Abrams, 2001)[5]
- Harold Lloyd: Master Comedian (Harry N. Abrams, 2002)[6]
- Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema (Harry N. Abrams, 2003),[7]
- Douglas Fairbanks (UC Press/Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 2008)[8]
- A Star Is Born: Judy Garland and the Film That Got Away (TCM/Running Press, 2018)[9]
DVD/Blu-ray commentaries
edit- The Circus (1928 film) (Criterion Collection 2019)
- Animal Crackers (Universal Pictures 2016)
- City Lights (Criterion Collection 2013)
- The Big Parade (Warner Home Video 2013)
- On Approval (Inception Media 2013)
- The Thief of Bagdad (Cohen Film Collection 2013)
- Grand Hotel (Warner Home Video 2013)
- The Gold Rush (Criterion Collection 2012)
- Sparrows (Milestone Film & Video 2012)
- Bardelys the Magnificent (Flicker Alley 2009)
- Midnight Mary (Warner Home Video 2009)
- A Modern Musketeer (Flicker Alley 2008)
- Picture Snatcher (Warner Home Video 2008)
- Night Nurse(Warner Home Video 2008)
- The Divorcee (Warner Home Video 2008)
- The Mysterious Lady (Warner Home Video 2005)
- Spite Marriage (Warner Home Video 2004)
References
edit- ^ Kehr, Dave (August 24, 2001). "At the Movies". The New York Times. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ "City Lights at the Dawn of the Talkies: An Interview with Jeffrey Vance" The AMNESP Academic Review Blog December 20, 2013 :http://blogs.bu.edu/confluence/2013/12/20/city-lights-vance/
- ^ Mary Pickford Foundation: http://marypickford.org/2013/03/jeffrey-vance-examining-archival-film-holdings/ Archived February 11, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Classical Film Festival Hollywood 2014 Special Guest: Jeffrey Vance". Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.
- ^ Loos, Ted (April 8, 2001). "A Hat Comes With It". The New York Times. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ Loos, Ted (July 21, 2002). "A Matter of Attitude". The New York Times.
- ^ Walton, David (January 18, 2004). "Impossibly Large Shoes". The New York Times. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ Kellogg, Carolyn (February 5, 2009). "'Douglas Fairbanks' by Jeffrey Vance". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Luft, Lorna; Vance, Jeffrey (September 18, 2018). A STAR IS BORN. Philadelphia: Running Press. p. 248. ISBN 9780762464807. Retrieved September 30, 2018.