deadpan
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McQueen's early work includes Deadpan, a black-and-white 1997 short in which he recreated a stunt from Buster Keaton's silent film Steamboat Bill, Jr.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2019
When Chase left the cast, she became the first female anchor of “Weekend Update,” and her droll, straight-woman persona earned her the title Queen of Deadpan.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 17, 2019
Deadpan became this actor, who died Thursday of cancer at 69.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2016
Deadpan: McQueen's 1997 video depicts a house falling down around him.
From The Guardian • Mar. 21, 2013
On the balcony next door, Al Ulbrickson, the Deadpan Kid, stood motionless, expressionless, a cigarette in his mouth.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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