Clyde Bruckman

Clyde Bruckman
Bruckman in 1923
Born
Clyde Adolf Bruckman

(1894-06-30)June 30, 1894
San Bernardino, California, US
DiedJanuary 4, 1955(1955-01-04) (aged 60)
Santa Monica, California, US
Occupation(s)Comedy writer, director
Spouse(s)Lola Margaret Bruckman
(1916–1931; her death)
Gladys Bruckman
(m. 1932)

Clyde Adolf Bruckman (June 30, 1894[1][2]: 131  – January 4, 1955) was an American writer and director of comedy films during the late silent era as well as the early sound era of cinema. Bruckman collaborated with such comedians as Buster Keaton, Monty Banks, W. C. Fields, Laurel and Hardy, The Three Stooges, Abbott and Costello, and Harold Lloyd.

Hollywood chronicler Kenneth Anger considers Bruckman to have been one of the key figures in the history of American screen comedy.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dissolve was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Foote, Lisle (October 31, 2014). Buster Keaton's Crew: The Team Behind His Silent Films. McFarland. pp. 131–142. ISBN 9780786496839. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  3. ^ Anger, Kenneth. Hollywood Babylon ll, Plume reprint, 1984, NY, p. 218.