About Chester Conklin
Chester Cooper Conklin was an early American film comedian who started at Keystone Studios as one of Mack Sennett's Keystone Cops, often paired with Mack Swain. He appeared in a series of films with Mabel Normand and worked closely with Charlie Chaplin, both in silent and sound films. Conklin won first prize when he gave a recitation at a community festival. Sennett directed him in his first film, a comedy short titled Hubby's Job. While at Keystone, Conklin became most famous when he was teamed up with the robust comic Mack Swain to make a series of comedies.
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