Ben Turpin is most famous today as a humorous show biz footnote: he's the wall-eyed silent film comedian who once insured his peepers against uncrossing. But he was more than that. By some measures he was the first American silent film comedian. He was appearing in comedies as early as 1907, three years before John Bunny became […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:56AM on September 19, 2013