Larry Semon, Daredevil Comedian of the Silent Screen

Prior to his premature death from tuberculosis in 1928, Larry Semon was one of the most popular comics on the silent screen. For a time he rivaled comedy legends Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton for fame and fortune. The son of magician Professor Zera the Great, Semon participated in many of his father''s early performances. A talented youth, he worked as an illustrator and carto...