tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920638799457751115.post7372839331993806767..comments2024-03-07T12:23:33.237-08:00Comments on Silence is Platinum: Mr. Max LinderJessica Wahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04385533879935684021noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920638799457751115.post-59251924199398840412016-01-15T17:05:33.263-08:002016-01-15T17:05:33.263-08:00Thank you, Christophe!Thank you, Christophe!Jessica Wahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385533879935684021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920638799457751115.post-77853252267987401412016-01-05T23:26:16.267-08:002016-01-05T23:26:16.267-08:00Love your blog !Love your blog !Capitaine Suluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11749837884460604325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920638799457751115.post-11353856884187015642016-01-05T15:44:16.312-08:002016-01-05T15:44:16.312-08:00Thank you very much for the extra info and correct...Thank you very much for the extra info and correct information, Christophe! I will update Max's entry soon.<br />Thank you again!Jessica Wahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385533879935684021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920638799457751115.post-50376002069032654322015-12-27T14:32:00.969-08:002015-12-27T14:32:00.969-08:00Hi Jessica, though your post is quite interesting,...Hi Jessica, though your post is quite interesting, there are a few (minor) errors.<br /><br />Max Linder never act in Melies movies. It is a common mistake : Andre Deed, a famous comedy actor at the same time started by acting for Melies, and many people mistake him for Linder. Same mistake : Andree Deed worked in Italy... But Linder never did.<br /><br />Also Linder "did not have a theater named after him". He opened his own theater in 1919 and named it "Max Linder". This theater, in Paris, still exists, and is now named "Max Linder Panorama".<br /><br />His movie carreer started in 1905. He was acting in cabarets at that time, and was recommended by Louis Gasnier at Pathé, hoping he could make easy money.<br /><br />In 1911, Linder was not bedridden due to appendicitis. It was in 1910, and he was acting in a cabaret called La Cigale, and he badly fell down during the show, severely injured.<br /><br />Linder did not make his part during WWI by entertaining the troops or making movie. He was the driver of officers, and was also a courier, bringing intelligence service secrets messages on the battlefield. During one of his missions, he had to stay hidden under a bridge in ice water for a night, and was severely injured. It was in 1916, and while he was recovering in hospital, Georges K. Spoor from Essanay offering him a contract in US, in order to replace Chaplin, who had just left for Mutual.<br /><br />Linder did not feel comfortable in the US, and directed only 3 movies of the 12 he was contractually supposed to direct. His health was not quite good, and he moved back to France.Capitaine Suluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11749837884460604325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920638799457751115.post-14968119972512554922013-02-01T14:53:47.588-08:002013-02-01T14:53:47.588-08:00I forget where it was I first heard about him, but...I forget where it was I first heard about him, but I do remember it was through a documentary either about silent film comedians or silent films in general, but they covered him a bit as the "first" silent film comedian that paved the way for others. I was intrigued...especially because he was a dapper looking guy! And then to read about his horrible death, ugh, so sad. <br />When I talked about who to write about on my blog on Facebook, I had a few people saying Max, so it was cool to see that he wasn't that forgotten.Jessica Wahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385533879935684021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920638799457751115.post-8634655511159080712013-01-30T12:11:29.791-08:002013-01-30T12:11:29.791-08:00I know of Max Linder. I read about him years ago a...I know of Max Linder. I read about him years ago and always felt so sad about him and that he is not well known as he should be. I only saw one picture of his and I thought it was quite funny. I always thought he is another opportunity that the film world has missed even now. If they made a bio pic of Max i would see it in a heart beat. Glad you wrote about him!Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.com