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Book SynopsisThis is the definitive biography of Emile Cohl (1857-1938), one of the most important pioneers of the art of the animated cartoon and an innovative contributor to popular graphic humor at a critical moment when it changed from traditional caricature to the modern comic strip. This profusely illustrated book provides not only a wealth of information
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Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*ILLUSTRATIONS, pg. ix*LIST OF CHARTS AND DIAGRAM, pg. xvii*PHOTOGRAPHIC SOURCES, pg. xix*PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xxi*CHAPTER ONE: A Caricaturist's Life, pg. 3*CHAPTER TWO: Art for Two Sous, pg. 43*CHAPTER THREE: The Moving Image, pg. 90*CHAPTER FOUR: Cinema chez Gaumont, pg. 115*CHAPTER FIVE: "Hollywood" in France and New Jersey, pg. 153*CHAPTER SIX: The Father of the Animated Film, pg. 198*CHAPTER SEVEN: Graphic Humor and Early Cinema, pg. 221*CHAPTER EIGHT: "Incoherent Cinema", pg. 257*NOTES, pg. 313*CATALOGUE OF FILMS, pg. 341*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 377*INDEX, pg. 397