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The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi

Laughter, Madness and the Story of Britain's Greatest Comedian

by Andrew McConnell Stott
Paperback
Publication Date: 02/09/2010

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The son of a deranged Italian immigrant, Joseph Grimaldi (1778 - 1837) was the most celebrated of English clowns. The first to use white-face make-up and wear outrageous coloured clothes, he transformed the role of the Clown in the pantomime with a look as iconic as Chaplin's tramp or Tommy Cooper's magician. One of the first celebrity comedians, his friends included Lord Byron and the actor Edmund Kean, and his memoirs were edited by the young Charles Dickens.

But underneath the stage paint, Grimaldi struggled with depression and his life was blighted with tragedy. His first wife died in childbirth and his son would go on to drink himself to death. The outward joy and tomfoolery of his performances masked a dark and depressing personal life, and instituted the modern figure of the glum, brooding comedian.
ISBN:
9781847677617
9781847677617
Category:
Biography: general
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
02-09-2010
Language:
English
Publisher:
Canongate Books
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
464
Dimensions (mm):
198x129x29mm
Weight:
0.32kg

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