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6 unusual facts about Kevin Brownlow


Kevin Brownlow

They also restored and released a large number of classic silent films through the Thames Silents series (later via Photoplay Productions) in the 1980s and 1990s, generally with new musical scores by Carl Davis.

Since David Gill's death in 1997, Brownlow has continued to produce documentaries and conduct film restoration with Patrick Stanbury.

This was followed by Unknown Chaplin (1983) (Charlie Chaplin), Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987) (Buster Keaton), Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989) (Harold Lloyd) and Cinema Europe: the Other Hollywood (1995), among others.

Brownlow's championing of the film succeeded, and the restored version, with a new score by Carl Davis, was shown in London and New York City in 1980 and 1981, and again in London in 2013 with the Philharmonia Orchestra.

Mary Astor

In 1980, she appeared in the television documentary series Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, produced by Kevin Brownlow, in which she discussed her roles during the silent film period.

Osgood Perkins

"The best actor I ever worked with was Osgood Perkins," Louise Brooks told Kevin Brownlow.


Cari Beauchamp

She has also appeared as expert on film history in over a half dozen documentaries including Gloria Swanson: The Greatest Star (AMC), Kevin Brownlow's Garbo for Turner Classic Movies, several episodes of Moguls and Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood, narrated by Christopher Plummer (2010), and in 2012 she appeared in Mark Cousin's production of The Story of Film: An Odyssey.


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