Jeffrey Vance (born May 21, 1970) is an American film historian and author who has published books on movie stars including Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin.

Jeffrey Vance
Born (1970-05-21) May 21, 1970 (age 54)
Occupation(s)Film historian, author

Career

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While working as an archivist for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists he met Eleanor Keaton, Buster Keaton's widow, and began organizing her collection of photographs, leading to the illustrated biography Buster Keaton Remembered (2001).[1] He later served as archivist for the Chaplin family's Roy Export S.A.S.,[2] The Harold Lloyd Trust, and the Mary Pickford Foundation [3] where he helped preserve both film and photographs from these important collections. As a producer, he packaged the Harold Lloyd Classic Comedies for Turner Classic Movies, later released to home video. As a filmmaker, he produced and directed the short film Rediscovering John Gilbert (2010) which aired on cable television as well as released to home video.[4]

Publications

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  • Buster Keaton Remembered (Harry N. Abrams, 2001)[5]
  • Harold Lloyd: Master Comedian (Harry N. Abrams, 2002)[6]
  • Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema (Harry N. Abrams, 2003),[7]
  • Douglas Fairbanks (UC Press/Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 2008)[8]
  • A Star Is Born: Judy Garland and the Film That Got Away (TCM/Running Press, 2018)[9]

DVD/Blu-ray commentaries

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References

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  1. ^ Kehr, Dave (August 24, 2001). "At the Movies". The New York Times. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "City Lights at the Dawn of the Talkies: An Interview with Jeffrey Vance" The AMNESP Academic Review Blog December 20, 2013 :http://blogs.bu.edu/confluence/2013/12/20/city-lights-vance/
  3. ^ Mary Pickford Foundation: http://marypickford.org/2013/03/jeffrey-vance-examining-archival-film-holdings/ Archived February 11, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Classical Film Festival Hollywood 2014 Special Guest: Jeffrey Vance". Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.
  5. ^ Loos, Ted (April 8, 2001). "A Hat Comes With It". The New York Times. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  6. ^ Loos, Ted (July 21, 2002). "A Matter of Attitude". The New York Times.
  7. ^ Walton, David (January 18, 2004). "Impossibly Large Shoes". The New York Times. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  8. ^ Kellogg, Carolyn (February 5, 2009). "'Douglas Fairbanks' by Jeffrey Vance". Los Angeles Times.
  9. ^ Luft, Lorna; Vance, Jeffrey (September 18, 2018). A STAR IS BORN. Philadelphia: Running Press. p. 248. ISBN 9780762464807. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
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