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Ted Okuda (born 1953) is an American non-fiction author in film, television, and entertainment subjects. He has many books and magazine features to his credit, under his own name and in collaboration with others.

His highly regarded book The Columbia Comedy Shorts (1986, with Edward Watz) is an in-depth account of Columbia Pictures' short-subject department, detailing the production of two-reel comedies starring The Three Stooges, Buster Keaton, Andy Clyde, Charley Chase, and Schilling and Lane, among many others, over a period of 25 years. He also co-authored, with film historian James L. Neibaur, the definitive look at The Jerry Lewis Films (1995).

Okuda's recent works include Chicago TV Horror Movie Shows (2007, with Mark Yurkiw), The Soundies Book: A Revised and Expanded Guide (2007, with Scott MacGillivray), Charlie Chaplin at Keystone and Essanay (2005, with David Maska), and The Golden Age of Chicago Children's Television (2004, with Jack Mulqueen). He also contributed chapters to the books Science Fiction America (edited by David J. Hogan) and Guilty Pleasures of the Horror Film (edited by Gary and Susan Svehla), and wrote the foreword for MacGillivray's Castle Films: A Hobbyist's Guide. His articles, interviews, and reviews have appeared in such publications as Filmfax, Classic Images, Cult Movies, Classic Film Collector, The Big Reel, and Movie Collectors World. Okuda's latest project has him once again teaming with James L. Neibaur for Stan Without Ollie: The Stan Laurel Solo Films,

He has also appeared on television, usually with popular movie host and Stooge expert Rich Koz.

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Total Books: 16
The Golden Age of Chicago Children's Television
Chicago TV Horror Movie Shows From Shock Theatre to Svengoolie
The Jerry Lewis Films An Analytical Filmography of the Innovative Comic
Dorothy Lee The Life and Films of the Wheeler and Woolsey Girl
Stan Without Ollie The Stan Laurel Solo Films 19171927
2012 - Stan Without Ollie the Stan Laurel Solo Films 19171927 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780786447817
ISBN-10: 0786447818
Genre: Humor & Entertainment
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Chicago TV Horror Movie Shows From Shock Theatre to Svengoolie
The Soundies Book A Revised and Expanded Guide
2007 - The Soundies Book a Revised and Expanded Guide (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780595420605
ISBN-10: 0595420605
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The Soundies Book A Revised and Expanded Guide
2007 - The Soundies Book a Revised and Expanded Guide (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780595679690
ISBN-10: 0595679692
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Charlie Chaplin at Keystone and Essanay Dawn of the Tramp
The Golden Age of Chicago Children's Television
2004 - The Golden Age of Chicago Children's Television (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781893121171
ISBN-10: 1893121178
Genres: History, Humor & Entertainment
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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The Columbia Comedy Shorts TwoReel Hollywood Film Comedies 19331958
The Columbia Comedy Shorts Tworeel Hollywood Film Comedies 19331958 [McFarland Classics] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780786405770
ISBN-10: 0786405775
Genres: Reference, Humor & Entertainment
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The Monogram Checklist The Films of Monogram Pictures Corporation 19311952
The Monogram Checklist the Films of Monogram Pictures Corporation 19311952 [McFarland Classics] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780786407507
ISBN-10: 0786407506
Genres: History, Humor & Entertainment
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The Columbia Comedy Shorts TwoReel Hollywood Film Comedies 19331958
The Columbia Comedy Shorts Tworeel Hollywood Film Comedies 19331958 (Other)
ISBN-13: 9780899501819
ISBN-10: 0899501818
Genres: Arts & Photography, Reference, Humor & Entertainment
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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The Monogram Checklist The Film of Monogram Pictures Corporation 19311952
Grand National Producers Releasing Corporation and Screen Guild/Lippert Complete Filmographies With Studio Histories
The Soundies Distributing Corporation of America A History and Filmography of Their Jukebox Musical Films of the 1940s