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By Bruce Watson
March 13, 2021
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His autobiography, filled with rank name-dropping, is almost unreadable. The 1992 biopic, despite a fine performance by Robert Downey, Jr., is an embarrassment. And not everyone wants to plow through a 750-page biography just to find out what made the Little Tramp tick. Luckily, there...

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By Lois Spangler
February 6, 2021
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John McCabe’s insightful biography of Charlie Chaplin is a scholarly work, which will easily engage both young and old. McCabe (1920-2005) is best known for his biographies. In addition to his thorough research for his book on Chaplin, McCabe relied on the extensive notes he...

10 Things You Might Not Know About Charlie Chaplin

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By Liza Lentini
December 26, 2020
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1. Charles Spencer Chaplin was born on April 16th, 1889 in London, England. His parents, Charles and Hannah, were both performers. A great heartbreak of Chaplin’s life was his mother’s mental illness. Her consistent stints in asylums forced Chaplin to be raised by his alcoholic...

A Tramp Abroad: Why Charlie Chaplin Was Exiled from America

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November 11, 2020
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“In the end, everything is a gag.” Not surprisingly, these words were uttered by one of the funniest actors of the 20th century, who turned gags—and comedy in general—into an art form. April 16 marked the 131st anniversary of the birth of Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977),...

Tramping Through New Museum Will Showcase Charlie Chaplin’s Legacy

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By Editor
September 16, 2020
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On screen, the Little Tramp appears as a lovable, buffoonish and amusing character, whose mimics elicited many a chuckle in the silent film era of the 1920s. But the life of the Tramp’s creator, actor Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977), was not always a laughing matter. Chaplin...

The Essential Chaplin: Perspectives on the Life and Art of the Great Comedian

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By Andrew Mayer
July 3, 2020
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Richard Schickel has compiled an amazing array of articles and essays on the life and art of Charles Spencer Chaplin. Schickel, former film critic for Time magazine, has written many books about Hollywood personalities, including Elia Kazan, D.W. Griffith, and Marlon Brando. He has introduced...

Not Just the Silent Treatment: Frank Scheide Explains Why Chaplin’s Work is No Laughing Matter

Charlie Chaplin Film Interview

By Charles Carlini
August 19, 2011
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A pioneer in the world of cinema, the work of Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) defined the silent film era: while he was not the only master of physical comedy of the day, his Little Tramp character has become the best-known and most-beloved. He helped to stretch the bounds...

Reel Chaplin: Richard Schickel’s View of the Legendary Comedian

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By Charles Carlini
October 19, 2008
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A pioneer in the world of cinema, the work of Charlie Chaplin defined the silent film era: while he was not the only master of physical comedy of the day, his Little Tramp character has become the best-known and most-beloved. He helped to stretch the bounds of filmmaking...

Charlie Chaplin

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By Editor
April 16, 1889
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A pioneer in the world of cinema, the work of Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) defined the silent film era. While he was not the only master of physical comedy of the day, his Little Tramp character has become the best-known and most-beloved of the day. He helped to...

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Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin Interviews

Charlie Chaplin

10 Things You Might Not Know About Charlie Chaplin

A Tramp Abroad: Why Charlie Chaplin Was Exiled from America

Tramping Through New Museum Will Showcase Charlie Chaplin’s Legacy

The Essential Chaplin: Perspectives on the Life and Art of the Great Comedian

Not Just the Silent Treatment: Frank Scheide Explains Why Chaplin’s Work is No Laughing Matter

Reel Chaplin: Richard Schickel’s View of the Legendary Comedian

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