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Charles Bowers
Charles R. Bowers (June 6, 1887 – November 26, 1946) was an American cartoonist and slapstick comedian during the silent film and early "talkie" era. He was forgotten for decades and his name was notably absent from most histories of the Silent Era, although his work was enthusiastically reviewed by André Breton and a number of his contemporaries. As his surviving films have an inventiveness and surrealism which give them a freshness appealing to modern audiences, after his rediscovery his work has sometimes been placed in the "top tier" of silent film accomplishments (along with those of, for example, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd). In comic style, he probably modelled himself after both Harry Langdon and Buster Keaton and was known to the French as "'' Bricolo''." Biography The son of Dr. Charles E. Bowers and his wife, Mary I. Bowers, Charles Raymond Bowers was born in Cresco, Iowa. His early career was as a cartoonist on the ''Mutt and Jeff'' series o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cresco, Iowa
Cresco is a city in Howard County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,888 in the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, a decline from 3,905 in 2000 United States Census, 2000 census. It is the county seat of Howard County, Iowa, Howard County. History Cresco was platted in 1866 at the time the railroad was expanding into the area. Cresco is a Latin phrase meaning "I grow". Cresco was incorporated on June 6, 1868. On October 20, 1980, ''The David Letterman Show'' was broadcast from Cresco, the winner in a competition to host the show. Geography Cresco's longitude and latitude coordinates in decimal form are 43.374491, −92.115121. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Climate Cresco experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen ''Dfb'') with long, cold, snowy winters and very warm, humid summers. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 3,868 people, 1,66 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
