Louise Fazenda (June 17, 1895 - April 17, 1962) was an American film actor, appearing chiefly in silent film comedy films. June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Silence is a relative or total lack of sound. ... A comedy film is a film laced with humor or that may seek to provoke laughter from the audience. ...

Fazenda got her start in comedy shorts as early as 1913 with Joker Studios, frequently appearing with Max Asher and Bobby Vernon. She was soon recruited for Mack Sennett's troupe at Keystone Studios. 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was an innovator of slapstick comedy in film. ... The Keystone / Mack Sennett studios Keystone Studios was an early movie studio founded in Glendale, California in 1912 as the Keystone Pictures Studio by Mack Sennett with backing from Adam Kessel and Charles O. Bauman, owners of the New York Motion Picture Company. ...

As with many Keystone actors, Fazenda's star soon grew larger than Sennett was willing to pay for, and she left Sennett in the early 1920s for better roles and more money. Fazenda appeared in a variety of shorts and feature-length films throughout the decade. By the advent of sound pictures, Fazenda was a highly paid actress, making movies for nearly all of the big studious. Fazenda continued through the 1930s, appearing mostly in musicals and comedies. The 1920s were a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... A sound film (or talkie) is a motion picture with synchronized sound, as opposed to a silent movie. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theater combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ...

In 1927 Fazenda married noted Warner Brothers' producer Hal B. Wallis, a union which lasted until her death. She is not known to have had any children. 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The WB Shield used from 2003 to present day Warner Bros. ... A film producer oversees the making of movies. ... Hal B. Wallis (September 14, 1898 – October 5, 1986) was an American motion picture producer. ...

Fazenda's last screen appearance came in 1939. She spent the remainder of her years enjoying life as an art collector until her death in 1962. 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Louise Fazenda has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. An example of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, for the film actress Carole Lombard. ...

Notable Films

• Fatty's Tintype Tangle (short) (1915)
• The Bat (1926)
• Noah's Ark (1928)
• The Show of Shows (1929)
• Once in a Lifetime (1932)
• Alice in Wonderland (1933)
• Wonder Bar (1934)
• Ever Since Eve (1937)
• The Old Maid (1939)