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World Tour Revisited: Charlie meets Gandhi, September 22nd, 1931
Gandhi had never heard of Charlie Chaplin before this meeting and afterward called him "a very charming man."The following is Charlie's description of their meeting from his 1933 memoir "A Comedian...
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Charlie with Mickey Rooney at a preview of the 1942 reissue of The Gold Rush
Happy Birthday to Rooney, who turns 93 today.In this interview from 2001, Rooney briefly talks about meeting Charlie:http://youtu.be/gzU_gwLXlF8?t=8m15s
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Charlie & Edna with visitors, Niles, CA, 1915
Chaplin made five films for Essanay at their studio in Niles, which was a block or so away from where this photo was taken.Photo source: Silent Traces by John Bengston
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THE NEW JANITOR, released September 24th, 1914
According to Chaplin, this film convinced him that he could evoke tears as well as laughter. He recalled in his autobiography that the actress, Alice Davenport, (he mistakenly remembered her name as...
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Charlie with his mother, Hannah
Upon further inspection, this is definitely a composite photograph (note the leg with no body to the right of Hannah). Thanks to Chaplinophile for pointing this out!
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On this day 100 years ago...
Chaplin signed a one-year contract with the Keystone studio for $150 per week. The contract was signed September 25th, 1913 in Portland, OR where Chaplin was performing with the Fred Karno Company. Not...
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THE IDLE CLASS, released September 25th, 1921
"An absent-minded husband"In his autobiography, Chaplin mentions having a "slight accident" with the blowtorch in this scene. "The heat of it went through my asbestos pants, so we added another layer...
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Chaplin at a party at Basil Rathbone's honoring Arthur Rubinstein, 1939
Charlie & Arthur Rubinstein. (Charlie's hair is dyed black for The Great Dictator)Basil Rathbone, Annabella, CC, & Arthur RubinsteinWith Reginald Gardiner
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90 years ago today, A Woman Of Paris premiered at the Criterion Theater in...
"A Woman of Paris was a courageous step in the career of Charles Chaplin. After seventy films in which he himself had appeared in every scene, he now directed a picture in which he merely walked on for...
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Charlie & Paulette strolling the boardwalk on Catalina Island, 1934
According to the caption attached to the back of this press photo:"Their usual routine includes a morning paper, a little fishing, a siesta on the yacht, a swim, a stroll and then a game of tennis."
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Martha Raye cracks up Charlie in an outtake from Monsieur Verdoux
During the first days of filming, Martha had such hero worship for Chaplin that she found it difficult to do her work, so she decided to calm her fears by calling him “Chuck” and being a good sport,...
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Photo from Motion Picture News, 1916
I've never seen this particular shot before. It appears to be from the Hartsook session of c. 1914-15. Charlie is doing his famous gag where he turns his hat sideways to look like Napoleon (he was...
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Chaplin visits the set of The Rose Of The West, 1919
Chaplin with the film's star, Madlaine Traverse, and director Harry Millarde.With actress Minnie Devereaux.
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His Trysting Place, released November 9th, 1914
Charlie plays husband (to Mabel Normand) and father in His Trysting PlaceCharlie once said in passing that he based this short on one of his father’s old vaudeville songs, but he never said which one....
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