11689_0001 "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" Dick Van Dyke 1968 UA **I.V.

0704_0417 Clara Bow "Dangerous Curves" Paramount 1929 Photo by Eugene Robert Richee / **I.V.

0704_0416 Clara Bow with Dir. Lother Mendes "Dangerous Curves" Paramount 1929 **I.V.

0572_0126 The Smothers Brothers (Tom Smothers, Dick Smothers) circa 1967 © 1978 Gene Trindl

0292_0547 Jerry Lewis with his wife and children circa 1963

17146_0001 Lon Chaney Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) 0019074 **I.V.

11689_0002 "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" Sally Anne Howes 1968 UA **I.V.

7510_0012 Emmett Kelly circa 1958 © 1978 Glenn Embree

8561_0002 "The Wiz" Michael Jackson © 1978 Universal

14645_0003 "Leave 'em Laughing" Mickey Rooney 1981 © 1981 Gene Trindl

24300_0877 Johnny Depp and Kate Moss 1990 © Gary Lewis

0337_2058 Frank Sinatra and daughter Nancy Sinatra at a Reprise recording session 1967 © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0069_0725 "I Love Lucy" Lucille Ball circa 1955

22207_0001 "The Legion of the Condemned" Gary Cooper, Fay Wray Paramount 1928 Photo by Hommel ** I.V.

24383_0972 "La Strada" Giulietta Masina 1954 ** I.V.

24383_0293 "Batman" Cesar Romero 1966 ** I.V.

0075_1100 Kirk Douglas in "The Juggler" 1953 © 1978 Bob Willoughby

1273_0008 "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" Cher circa 1974 Photo by Gabi Rona

2172_0041 Jack Carson and Robert Ellis in "April Showers" 1948 Photo by Mac Julian

2172_0032 Jack Carson and Robert Ellis in "April Showers" 1948 Photo by Mac Julian

2172_0033 Jack Carson and Robert Ellis in "April Showers" 1948 Photo by Mac Julian

1000_0189 Carol Burnett circa 1960s © 1978 Mario Casilli

24354_0030 Emmett Kelly circa late 1940s © 1978 Barry Kramer

0292_0472 Jerry Lewis 1952 Photo by Bud Fraker

0806_0003 Ramon Novarro, 1930. Photo by George Hurrell

0806_0376 Ramon Novarro circa 1928 Photo by George Hurrell

0733_2153 Judy Garland c. 1967 **R.C.

0733_2156 Judy Garland c. 1967 **R.C.

0733_2154 Judy Garland c. 1967 **R.C.

0733_2054 Judy Garland L.A. Philharmonic Auditorium International Variety Show, 1953 © 1978 Bob Willoughby

0728_8325 Joan Crawford circa 1933 **I.V.

0728_8293 Joan Crawford, Christopher, and Christina. c. 1951. **I.V.

0733_2179 Judy Garland, at the Palace Theatre in New York 1951 ** I.V.

0733_2155 Judy Garland c. 1967 **R.C.

0704_0454 "Dangerous Curves" Clara Bow 1929 Paramount Pictures ** I.V.

0701_2206 Bette Davis, c. 1930's. **R.C.

0704_0415 Clara Bow "Dangerous Curves" Paramount 1929 **I.V.

0704_0453 "Dangerous Curves" Clara Bow 1929 Paramount Pictures ** I.V.

0081_2005 Red Skelton as Freddie the Freeloader on "The Red Skelton Show" 1953 Photo by Gabi Rona

0081_0054 Red Skelton as Freddie the Freeloader on "The Red Skelton Show" 1953 Photo by Gabi Rona

7510_0011 Emmett Kelly, circa 1958. © 1978 Glenn Embree MPTV

7510_0010 Emmett Kelly, circa 1958. © 1978 Glenn Embree MPTV

173_503 Bob Hope and Vance "Nutsy the Clown" Colvag on the Olympic Telethon 1952 Photo By Gerald Smith MPTV

24287_0035 Peter Lorre and Vincent Price in "The Big Circus" 1959 Allied Artists ** I.V.

24287_0034 Peter Lorre in "The Big Circus" 1959 Allied Artists ** I.V.

9191_0014 "The Joker Is Wild" Frank Sinatra 1957 Paramount Pictures

9191_0007 "The Joker Is Wild" Frank Sinatra 1957 Paramount

9191_0015 "The Joker Is Wild" Frank Sinatra 1957 Paramount Pictures

3285_0155 "Batman" Cesar Romero 1966 **I.V.

2889_0138 Mickey Rooney in "Leave ’em Laughing" 1981 © 1981 Gunther

3089_0006 Alice White circa 1930s Photo by Elmer Fryer

24287_0036 Rhonda Fleming, Peter Lorre and Victor Mature in "The Big Circus" 1959 Allied Artists ** I.V.

24287_0032 Peter Lorre in "The Big Circus" 1959 Allied Artists ** I.V.

24287_0031 Peter Lorre in "The Big Circus" 1959 Allied Artists ** I.V.

2386_0055 Mitzi Gaynor circa 1967 ** I.V. / M.T.

21400_0001 "Children of Paradise" Jean Louis Barrault Tricolore Films 1946 **I.V.

18397_0002 "Arthritis Telethon Foundation" 1966 Phyllis Diller © 1978 Chester Maydole

18255_0007 "Sleuth" Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine 1972 Palomar Pictures Corporation ** I.V.

17461_0004 "The Julie Andrews Hour" Julie Andrews 1972 **H.L.

17207_0003 "He Who Gets Slapped" Lon Chaney 1924 MGM **I.V.

17146_0002 "Laugh, Clown, Laugh" Lon Chaney 1928 MGM Photo By Ruth Harriet Louise / **I.V.

17225_0002 "The Adventures of Mark & Brian" Brian Phelps, Mark Thompson 1991 © 1991 Mario Casilli

17207_0002 "He Who Gets Slapped" Lon Chaney 1924 MGM **I.V.

17146_0003 "Laugh, Clown, Laugh" Lon Chaney 1928 MGM Photo By Ruth Harriet Louise / **I.V.

17207_0005 "He Who Gets Slapped" Norma Shearer, Lon Chaney 1924 MGM **I.V.

17207_0004 "He Who Gets Slapped" Lon Chaney, John Gilbert 1924 MGM **I.V.

17146_0004 "Laugh, Clown, Laugh" Lon Chaney 1928 MGM Photo By Ruth Harriet Louise / **I.V.

16558_0001 Marcel Marceau in Paris, 1952 Photo by Ernest E. Reshovsky © 1978 Marc Reshovsky

1480_0001 "The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special," Howard Morris, Sid Caesar, Carl Reiner, and Imogene Coca. 1967/ CBS

14645_0001 "Leave ’em Laughing" Mickey Rooney 1981 © 1981 Gene Trindl

14040_0002 Larry Harmon 1966 © 1978 Gene Trindl

14040_0001 Larry Harmon 1966 © 1978 Gene Trindl

13466_0006 "Producers' Showcase" (Episode: "The Lord Don't Play Favorites") Buster Keaton September 17, 1956 Photo by Gerald Smith

13466_0001 "Producers' Showcase" (Episode: "The Lord Don't Play Favorites") Buster Keaton September 17, 1956 Photo by Gerald Smith

1273_0089 "Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, The" Chastity Bono, Cher, Sonny Bono c.1973 CBS **H.L.

10309_0002 "Howdy Doody Show" Buffalo Bob (Bob Smith), Howdy Doody, Clarabell the Clown (Alfie Scopp), the Peanut Gallery circa 1955

10309_0001 "Howdy Doody Show" Buffalo Bob (Bob Smith), Howdy Doody, Clarabell the Clown (Alfie Scopp) circa 1955

24300_0833 Cher and Sonny Bono circa 1970s © Gary Lewis

24361_0271 Rivals 2016 © 2016 Jason Mageau

0860_0702 Charlie Chaplin C. 1940's ** I.V.

0710_0066 Twiggy Lawson 1967 © 1978 Gunther

0312_0069 Jimmy Durante 1966 © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0312_0019 Jimmy Durante 1960 © 1978 David Sutton

0312_0073 Jimmy Durante at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada March 29, 1972

0312_0017 Jimmy Durante and Lana Turner circa 1945

0312_0070 Jimmy Durante circa 1960s © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0312_0076 Jimmy Durante with Vera Vague (aka Barbara Jo Allen) and Don Ameche circa 1958 Photo by Gabi Rona

0312_0072 Jimmy Durante August 1967 © 1978 Ed Thrasher

0312_0071 Jimmy Durante circa 1930s

0312_0009 Jimmy Durante circa 1945

0312_0055 Jimmy Durante and Danny Thomas circa 1964 Photo by Clayton Bud Gray

0312_0078 Jimmy Durante 1968 © 1978 Gene Trindl

0312_0075 Jimmy Durante and Donald O'Connor circa 1950s Photo by Gabi Rona

0173_0631 Bob Hope 1967 © 1978 Tom Elliott

0069_0726 "I Love Lucy" Lucille Ball circa 1955

0029_0826 Edward G. Robinson behind the scenes of "Key Largo." Photo by Mac Julian 1948 Warner Bros.

24300_0073 Mick Jagger circa 1980s © 1980 Gary Lewis

9489_0012 "Horsemen, The" Leigh Taylor-Young 1970 Columbia © 1978 Bob Willoughby

9489_0011 "Horsemen, The" Leigh Taylor-Young 1970 Columbia © 1978 Bob Willoughby

8216_0085 "Somebody Up There Likes Me" Paul Newman 1956 © 1978 Sanford Roth / A.M.P.A.S.