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Charles R. Bowers was a 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 were rediscovery he has been one of the greats of the silent film era; along with Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd
Charles R. Bowers was an American cartoonist, director, and slapstick comedian active during the silent film era and early talkies who became celebrated for blending live-action performance with inventive stop-motion animation.
He is best known for his surreal silent comedies such as There It Is and Egged On, which showcased his unique methodology of integrating animation into live-action physical comedy.