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Jeffrey Vance (II)

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Jeffrey Vance is an American film historian, producer, archivist, and lecturer, as well as the author of the acclaimed volumes "Douglas Fairbanks" (UC Press/Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 2008), "Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema" (Harry N. Abrams, 2003), "Harold Lloyd: Master Comedian" (Harry N. Abrams, 2002), and "Buster Keaton Remembered" (Harry N. Abrams, 2001)... See full bio »

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Jeffrey Vance examines an archival 35mm film element from the Mary Pickford Foundation deposit at UCLA Film & Television Archive, Hollywood, California, April 3, 2013. Jeffrey Vance, NBC Studios in Burbank, "TODAY in History", NBC TODAY show, air date August 15, 2012. Sydney Chaplin and Jeffrey Vance promoting the book CHAPLIN: GENIUS OF THE CINEMA at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, July 11, 2004. Candid photo of author Jeffrey Vance, actress Claire Bloom, and actor Norman Lloyd during the LIMELIGHT celebration "photo call" held at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Beverly Hills, CA, October 3, 2012. Jeffrey Vance and Ben Mankiewicz introduce a sold-out screening of THE THIEF OF BAGDAD at the TCM Classic Film Festival, Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood, CA, April 15, 2012. Jeffrey Vance between takes of a short video produced for the "Photoplay Award Winners" film series, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Beverly Hills, CA, June 27, 2011
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2011 The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet (video short) (producer)
 
2010 Modern Times: A Closer Look (video short) (producer)
 
2010 Rediscovering John Gilbert (video documentary short) (producer)
 
1919 From Hand to Mouth (short) (producer - 2003 video edition)
 
1920 High and Dizzy (short) (producer - 2003 video edition)
 
1921 I Do (short) (producer - 2003 video edition)
 
1921 Among Those Present (short) (producer - 2002 video edition)
 
1920 An Eastern Westerner (short) (producer - 2002 video edition)
 
1921 A Sailor-Made Man (producer - 2002 video edition)
 
1930 Feet First (producer - 2002 video release)
 
1926 For Heaven's Sake (producer - 2002 video release)
 
1924 Girl Shy (producer - 2002 video release)
 
1922 Grandma's Boy (producer - 2002 video edition)
 
1924 Hot Water (producer - 2002 restored edition)
 
1932 Movie Crazy (producer - 2002 video edition)
 
1921 Now or Never (short) (producer - 2002 video edition)
 
1925 The Freshman (producer - 2002 release)
 
1936 The Milky Way (producer - 2002 restored video release)
 
1929 Welcome Danger (producer - 2002 video edition)
 
1923 Why Worry? (producer - 2002 video edition)
 
1934 The Cat's-Paw (producer - video release)
 
1928 Speedy (producer - video release)
 
1927 The Kid Brother (producer - video release)
 
1923 Safety Last! (producer - video release)
 
1922 Dr. Jack (producer: 2002 video edition)
 
1921 Never Weaken (short) (producer: 2002 video edition)
 
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2011 The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet (video short)
 
2010 Modern Times: A Closer Look (video short)
 
2010 Rediscovering John Gilbert (video documentary short)
 
1922 Day Dreams (short) (titles / 1995 edition)
 
1922 The Electric House (short) (titles / 1995 edition)
 
1923 The Love Nest (short) (titles / 1995 edition)
 
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2003 Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (documentary) (historical consultant)
 
1998 Biography (TV series documentary) (historical consultant - 1 episode)
– Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life (1998) (historical consultant)
 
1918 The Married Virgin (intertitle and narrative reconstruction)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2011 The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet (video short) (voice)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
2010 Rediscovering John Gilbert (video documentary short)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2004 So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM (TV documentary) (acknowledgment: still photographs provided by)
 
2000 Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (TV documentary) (grateful thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (14 titles)
2012 Today (TV series)
Himself - Correspondent
– Today in History: Charlie Chaplin (2012) … Himself - Correspondent
 
2012 Presenting the Gold Rush (video short)
Himself
 
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee / Himself / Himself - Charles Chaplin Biographer
– The Attack of the Small Screens: 1950-1960 (2010) … Himself
– Warriors & Peacemakers: 1941-1950 (2010) … Himself - Interviewee
– Brother, Can You Spare a Dream?: 1929-1941 (2010) … Himself - Interviewee
– The Dream Merchants: 1920-1928 (2010) … Himself - Charles Chaplin Biographer
– The Birth of Hollywood - 1907-1920 (2010) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2010 Modern Times: A Closer Look (video short)
Himself (voice)
 
2009 Silent Laughter: The Reel Inspirations of Silent Movie (video short)
Himself
 
2009 Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Slip on a Banana Peel: The Knockabouts (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Murnau, Borzage and Fox (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 KTLA Morning News (TV series)
Himself - Correspondent
– Two Modern Guys in Classic Hollywood (2008) … Himself - Correspondent
 
2008 Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself - interviewee
 
2007 TV Land: Myths and Legends (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Graves, Gilligan & Groucho (2007) … Himself
 
2001-2004 CBS News Sunday Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 January 2004 (2004) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 May 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2003 Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (documentary)
Himself - Chaplin Biographer
 
1995 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Buster Keaton: Genius in Slapshoes (1995) … Himself
 
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(2003) Author - Book: Jeffrey Vance, "Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema" New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., ISBN 0810945320 See more »

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Jeffrey Vance's book Douglas Fairbanks (Academy Imprints/University of California Press, 2008) was referenced by Michel Hazanavicius during pre-production of The Artist (2011). Vance's book contributed to Hazanavicius shaping the character of George Valentin (played by Jean Dujardin) on Fairbanks. See more »

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