Larry Semon (1889-1928) was hired in 1916 by the Vitagraph Company as a scenario writer and assistant director and soon started to act in films he also wrote and directed. His clownish, beak-nosed slapstick character – known in Italy as Ridolini and in France as Zigoto – became wildly popular…
Larry Semon (1889-1928) was hired in 1916 by the Vitagraph Company as a scenario writer and assistant director and soon started to act in films he also wrote and directed. His clownish, beak-nosed slapstick character – known in Italy as Ridolini and in France as Zigoto – became wildly popular…