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Rest In Peace, Sir Charles (April 16, 1889 - December 25, 1977)
This photo reminds me of the story Charlie's son, Eugene, told in the extras to the documentary, The Forgotten Years, about one of the family's pet cats lying on Charlie's chest after he died and not...
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Working on the manuscript to My Autobiography, 1960
This photo was taken by Yves Debraine, who took many photos of the Chaplin family in Switzerland including the family photo that would appear on their Christmas card each year.
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Charlie escorts Lupe Velez to the premiere of Lilac Time starring Colleen...
I've read that Charlie had a secret relationship with Lupe for a brief time. I'm not sure if that's true but here's what Lupe said about it in 1929:Of course, every time you go out with mens in...
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This tribute video features footage from Charlie’s funeral which was held on this day in 1977 (the funeral footage can also be found on the DVD Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years).Video by...
View ArticleBBC Radio 3 program, "Chaplin & Music," will be broadcast Dec. 29th @ 12:15...
The program will include interviews with people who have worked on or with Chaplin's compositions. Click the link for more details:http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pd3j4The program should be...
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Directing A WOMAN OF PARIS
Charlie acts out the kitchen scene for Adolphe Menjou (who is standing behind him), including showing him what to do with his cigarette.
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Charlie & Paulette at a wrestling match, February 1935
Note Charlie's dyed hair for the filming of Modern Times and, in the top photo, his glasses. Charlie began wearing glasses in the early 1920s. He seemed to be a bit vain about wearing them in public,...
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Charlie & his entourage point as Lita Grey signs her contract to be his...
From left: Chaplin’s publicist Eddie Manson, Lillian Spicer (Lita’s mother), Asst Dir. Chuck Reisner, CC, publicist Jim Tully, Lita, Henry Bergman, Asst. Dir. Eddie Sutherland, and studio manager Alf...
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Mitsouko
Mitsouko bottle, c. 1930sIt's well-known among Chaplin fans that his favorite cologne was Guerlain’s Mitsouko. He would keep several bottles of the fragrance in his home and at his studio. People who...
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New Year's Eve, 1948
Oona, who is pregnant with Josephine, gets a kiss on the hand from artist Ernst van Leyden at a party given by Sam Spiegel. Charlie is in the background.
View Article"Auld Lang Syne"
Charlie said that certain songs created the mood for his films. For The Immigrant, it was an old song called “Mrs. Grundy," for Twenty Minutes Of Love, a popular two-step called "Two Much Mustard" set...
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Here's wishing my fellow Chaplinphiles a safe & happy New Year's Eve!Love,Jess
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