Without a back round in theater she began her career in modeling. She was one of the first silent actors, director, she was named in the title of her films. In 1912 she starred in Mabel's Lovers. Mabel was involved in the Hollywood scandals of the 1920's at the same time she owned The Mabel Normand Feature Film Company.
Her image as slapstick comedienne actually solidified at Keystone. In her films she was the object of desire. I never would of thought that I would study the woman tied to the train tracks in the black and white film I seen as a little girl. That move was Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913). Mabel starred in at least one hundred and sixty-seven film shorts and twenty-three full length features all mainly with Keystone. Considered as an accomplice and equal partner with Chaplin in the physical comedy of slapstick. Moving Picture World reported in December 1913 that the "leading woman of the Keystone Company, since its inception, is in the future to direct every picture she acts in. This Made Keystone popular than ever, also giving her opportunity of working in some of her comedy. Credit was not acknowledged back then for her work causing discrepancies. Chaplin seemed a little bit of a jealous co-star. The man in charge Mr. Sennette was possible in love with Miss. Normand and his reason is not clear why he motivated her to direct. Mr. Chaplin was paid way more then her and brought her incompetence to his attention. Mabel Developed tuberculosis.....
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