Background
Rapf, Joanna E. was born on July 18, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Maurice Harry and Louise Rapf.
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BY Rapf, Joanna E ( Author ) { Buster Keaton: A Bio-Bibliography (Popular Culture Bio-Bibliographies) By Rapf, Joanna E ( Author ) Jan - 24- 1995 ( Hardcover ) }
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Buster Keaton: A Bio-Bibliography (Popular Culture Bio-Bibliographies) by Joanna Rapf (1995-01-24)
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Buster Keaton: A Bio-Bibliography (Popular Culture Bio-Bibliographies)
( The world-weary cynicism, the acceptance of chaos, and ...)
The world-weary cynicism, the acceptance of chaos, and the inevitability of the fading of romance that seem to characterize a post-holocaust generation make Keaton a favorite with today's audiences; they prefer his detached cool to Chaplin's often impassioned sentimentality and spirited commitment. There is no question that Keaton was an innovative filmmaker with an instinctive awareness of the unique possibilities of the camera and that he anticipated the cinematic strides of such later masters as Renoir, Welles, Antonioni, and Kubrick. Neither his content nor his structure seems dated. We can learn much from him, about the folly of pride, about the importance of persevering, and about the fact that the value of a human life is not measured by money, but by work. Experts, students, and enthusiasts will find great value in this book.
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Joanna E. Rapf
Edit ProfileEnglish literature and film educator
Education
AB, Pembroke College/Brown U., 1963; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown U., 1973.
Career
Assistant in script division, Norwood Film Studios, Washington, 1963-1964;
film researcher, Columbia Broadcasting System, Washington, 1964-1965;
assistant fiction editor, Saturday Evening Post, New York City, 1965-1966;
from assistant professor to Professor of English and film, U. Oklahoma, Norman, since 1973;
Associations Distinguished lecturer, U. Oklahoma, Norman, 1988-1989. Visiting associate professor film studies Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1994-1995. Review panelist National Endowment for Humanities, Washington, since 1991.
Advisor Public Broadcasting Service-American Masters, New York City, 1990, 92-93. Award judge Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City, 1994-1996.
Achievements
Works
book
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Buster Keaton: A Bio-Bibliography (Popular Culture Bio-Bibliographies)
( The world-weary cynicism, the acceptance of chaos, and ...)
- BY Rapf, Joanna E ( Author ) { Buster Keaton: A Bio-Bibliography (Popular Culture Bio-Bibliographies) By Rapf, Joanna E ( Author ) Jan - 24- 1995 ( Hardcover ) }
- Buster Keaton: A Bio-Bibliography (Popular Culture Bio-Bibliographies) by Joanna Rapf (1995-01-24)
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Buster Keaton: A Bio-Bibliography (Popular Culture Bio-Bibliographies)
Membership
Member Modern Language Association, University Film and Video Association, Popular Culture Association, Society forCinema Studies, Keats-Shelley Association.
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Connections
1 child, Alexander Maurice Eaton.
