His autobiography, filled with rank name-dropping, is almost unreadable. The 1992 biopic, despite a fine performance by Robert Downey, Jr.,…
John McCabe’s insightful biography of Charlie Chaplin is a scholarly work, which will easily engage both young and old. McCabe…
1. Charles Spencer Chaplin was born on April 16th, 1889 in London, England. His parents, Charles and Hannah, were both…
“In the end, everything is a gag.” Not surprisingly, these words were uttered by one of the funniest actors of…
On screen, the Little Tramp appears as a lovable, buffoonish and amusing character, whose mimics elicited many a chuckle in…
Richard Schickel has compiled an amazing array of articles and essays on the life and art of Charles Spencer Chaplin.…
A pioneer in the world of cinema, the work of Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) defined the silent film era: while he was not…
A pioneer in the world of cinema, the work of Charlie Chaplin defined the silent film era: while he was not the only…
A pioneer in the world of cinema, the work of Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) defined the silent film era. While he was not…