Frank Scheide is Professor at the Department of Communication of the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, where he teaches film history and criticism. He received his Ph.D. in Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he wrot
...MoreFrank Scheide is Professor at the Department of Communication of the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, where he teaches film history and criticism. He received his Ph.D. in Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he wrote his dissertation on Charles Chaplin's background in English Music Hall. Scheide has lectured extensively on Chaplin and other silent filmmakers, and has been co-chair of the annual Buster Keaton Celebration, in Iola, Kansas, since 1998. Working with Hooman Mehran, Scheide has co-edited two books analyzing the art and life of Charles Chaplin – Chaplin: The Dictator and the Tramp (2004) and Chaplin’s Limelight and the Music Hall Tradition (2006). A third book, The Chaplin Persona: Invention, Evolution, and Imitation, is currently being completed.
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