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Stephen Joseph William Normand (Born,29 December 1948,New Brighton, Staten Island, New York)grand-nephew of Silent Screen Comedienne MABEL NORMAND,eldest grandson of Claude Drury Normand, elder brother of Mabel Normand (1888-1945). Archivist of The Mabel Normand Family Estate.Published the first authorized family biography of his famous great-aunt in ‘Films in Review’ September 1974 Issue entitled “MABEL NORMAND A Grand-Nephew’s Memoir”. Assisted as technical advisor to Broadway Librettist Michael Steward’s Musical MACK MABEL 1973. Speaker on the life and career of Mabel Normand and his involvement and adventures of living the journey with her promoting and bringing Mabel to the fore for over 50years and experiences of meeting Mabel’s colleagues of Mabel visiting Mary Pickford, Blanche Sweet, Minta Arbuckle, Adela Rogers St. John,Stan Laurel..his presentation based on the diaries & journals of Mabel her siblings and parents and sister -in-law Winifred T Normand (Stephen’s Grandmother)his experience of assisting in the first biography in 1981 by Fussell whom exploiting his photographs and personal diary,his friendship with Robert Giroux Chairman/publisher of Farar Straus & Giroux & meeting casts of Mack & Mabel giving a talk about the private Mabel that her family knew. His 20 year relationship with his great aunt Gladis sister of Mabel & his grandfather Claude her enlightenment of the friendships & social life of Mabel’s Hollywood which she shared in as well.Now retired and living in the UK and enjoying responding to queries and productions of Mack & Mabel around the UK and in Europe continuing to follow up on her many fans questions and interest through the internet on Facebook Instagram and the Wishing on Mabel Normand & Co. groupsite with over a thousand active members..Normand was ordained Priest in the Church of England in July 1993 and retired in 2010