Hooman Mehran

Hooman Mehran has written and lectured extensively on Chaplin and early film, and actively participates in silent film conferences held throughout the United States and Europe. He is based in New York City, where he earned degrees from Columbia and New York University, and where he serves on the Board of Directors of Silent Cinema Presentations. Frank Schiede is Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas, where he teaches film history and criticism. He has lectured on Chaplin and other...See more

Hooman Mehran has written and lectured extensively on Chaplin and early film, and actively participates in silent film conferences held throughout the United States and Europe. He is based in New York City, where he earned degrees from Columbia and New York University, and where he serves on the Board of Directors of Silent Cinema Presentations. Frank Schiede is Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas, where he teaches film history and criticism. He has lectured on Chaplin and other silent film artists in the United States and England, and is cochair of the annual Buster Keaton celebration in Iola, Kansas, which is located near the comedian's birthplace. See less