Jeffrey Vance


Jeffrey Vance is an American film historian and author who has published books on movie stars including Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin.

Career

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. He later served as archivist for the Chaplin family's Roy Export S.A.S., The Harold Lloyd Trust, and the Mary Pickford Foundation 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 which aired on cable television as well as released to home video.

Publications

DVD/Blu-ray commentaries

The Circus (1928 film) Animal Crackers City Lights The Big Parade On Approval The Thief of Bagdad Grand Hotel The Gold Rush Sparrows Bardelys the Magnificent Midnight Mary A Modern Musketeer Picture Snatcher Night Nurse The Divorcee The Mysterious Lady