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| bowers, charles | |
| 1946 deaths | |
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Born in Cresco , Iowa , his early career was as a cartoonist on the '' Mutt And Jeff '' series of cartoons for the Barré Studio . By the late 20s, he was starring in his own series of slapstick comedies for R-C Pictures and Educational Pictures . His slapstick comedies, a few of which have survived, are an amazing mixture of live action and animation created with the " Bowers Process ." Complex Rube Goldberg gadgets also appear in many of his comedies. Two notable films include ''Now You Tell One'' with a memorable scene of elephants marching into the U.S. Capitol, and ''There It Is'', a surreal mystery involving the Fuzz-Faced Phantom and MacGregor, a cockroach detective. He made a few sound films such as ''It's a Bird'' and ''Wild Oysters'', and wrote and illustrated children's books in his later years. For eight years during the 1930s he lived in Wayne Township, New Jersey , and drew cartoons for the 'Jersey Journal.' Following a long illness Charles Bowers died in 1946 in . Accessed August 9 , 2007 . His work, long forgotten, has undergone a rediscovery and revival of interest in recent years. His 15 surviving films were the subject of a 2004 2- DVD release by Image Entertainment and Lobster Films of France. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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