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Charlie with his attorney, Nathan Burkan, & director Henry King, Del Monte,...
On August 15th, 1927, Charlie arrived in Del Monte from San Francisco where he had been in conference with his attorneys regarding his divorce from Lita Grey. The trial was set to open on the 22nd amid...
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Random Excerpt
From "Life With Charlie Chaplin" by David Raksin (Chaplin's musical assistant on Modern Times)Quarterly Journal Of The Library Of Congress, Summer 1983:I loved to egg Charlie on, to provoke him into an...
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Charlie was always aware of the public. While at the Manoir in 1954, a friend visited him and brought him a record of a new singer called Elvis Presley. Charlie hadn't heard of him. "This man has made...
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From the documentary Chasing Churchill.
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I created a Twitter page. I haven't quite figured out how it works yet, but I'll get the hang of it eventually. I hope to see some of you over there.https://twitter.com/DiscoveringCC
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Charlie with fellow music hall comedian, "Wee" Georgie Wood, c. 1924
From The Chaplin Encyclopedia by Glenn Mitchell:Wood had been asked to visit Alf Reeves on behalf of one of the latter's in-laws and, on arrival, at the Chaplin Studio, was assured that Mr. Reeves...
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Charlie, c.1919
This photo may have been taken by studio cameraman Jack Wilson, who had aspirations of being a portrait photographer. He took some great posed and candid shots of Charlie around this time, including...
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Charlie with Thelma Todd on the set of Naughty Baby, 1928
I have always been curious about the backstory of this photo. I had an email discussion about it earlier this year with Thelma Todd biographer William Donati who thought it may have been taken on the...
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"Nightclub Suite" from City Lights
This music, written by Chaplin, is from the film's original soundtrack (not the Carl Davis re-recording) complete with the sound effects when Charlie eats spaghetti.From the CD: The Music Of Charles...
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"I Was A Chaplin Kid"
Raymond Lee played the bully who picks on Jackie Coogan in this scene from The Kid. Lee also appeared in A Day’s Pleasure (along with Jackie) & The Pilgrim (the child who applauds Charlie’s...
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Leapfrog with Harry d'Arrast, 1929
Photoplay, June 1929The recent illness mentioned in the caption was a severe case of ptomaine poisoning and then stomach flu which Charlie caught while working on City Lights.
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Charlie colorized
This photo has been making its rounds on the internet. Whoever colorized it did a nice job, but personally I prefer the original b&w version (below). I have never been a fan of colorizing movie...
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Real color photo
Taken at the Daily News Color Studio, New York City, Oct. 14th, 1940Photo from "The Clown & The Prophet" visual essay by Jeffrey Vance, The Great Dictator, Criterion Collection
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Charlie on the witness stand during the Charles Amador trial, 1925
Charlie accused Amador, an imitator who called himself “Charlie Aplin," of stealing his material including costume and props. He won the case--“Charlie” was unique and he was Chaplin’s property.Below...
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