World Tour Revisited: Chaplin visits Manchester and Blackburn, Nov. 8-10, 1931
Illustration by Robert Gellert for "A Comedian Sees The World,"A Woman's Home Companion, Dec. 1933When Chaplin arrived in England in late September, he had stated publicly that he wished to stay long...
View ArticleTHE GREAT DICTATOR (1940)
It's Veterans Day here in the U.S.  Take a moment to remember someone who has served our country.Both of Charlie's eldest sons, Charlie, Jr. & Sydney, served in General Patton’s Third Army during...
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Oakie plays fellow dictator, Benzino Napaloni, in The Great Dictator (1940)The following is an excerpt from "When Your Boss Is Charlie Chaplin," by Jack Oakie, who was born 110 years ago today:Charlie...
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On November 12th, 1913, Chaplin was most likely in Colorado with the Fred Karno Company performing "A Night In A London Club." This was one of his final performances with the troupe. His last...
View ArticleThis is the first, and perhaps only, time my name will ever appear in a...
These photos, from my 1922 copy of My Trip Abroad, accompany Lisa Stein Haven's essay in the new book, Refocusing Chaplin.
View ArticleCharlie poses with members of the Toho Cinema Company, 1926
L-R: Mori Iwao, CC, & Ushihara Kiyohiko, who apprenticed at the Chaplin Studios from January-July 1926. The tent from the set of The Circus can be seen in the background.Photo from Charles Chaplin...
View ArticleClaire Windsor, Charlie, and Mary Pickford, c. late '20s/early '30s
During her brief romance with Charlie in 1921, Claire Windsor suddenly went missing. Charlie himself joined in the search party and offered a $1000 reward for her safe return. Claire was discovered a...
View ArticleChaplin with the new management of United Artists, c. 1952
L-R: Arthur Krim, Max Youngstein, CC, Arnold Picker, Robert Benjamin, William Heineman
View ArticleCharlie fixes Paulette's hair & makeup on the set of Modern Times
I'm pretty sure the other woman is Paulette's mother, Alta. Rollie Totheroh can be seen in the background as well.
View ArticleInterview with Lita Grey Chaplin, November 1993
This interview with Lita was taped two years before she died and was one of her last. It was conducted for the CBS/Fox laser disc edition of The Gold Rush & was also included on the Image...
View ArticleDancing with Carole Landis
Charlie briefly dated Landis in early 1941. She was blonde, beautiful, and buxom, which was not lost on Charlie. According to one gossip column, the highlight of "a recent shin-dig" was "Charlie...
View ArticleWith Eric Campbell on the set of The Fireman, 1916
(Source: Silent Traces by John Bengston)
View ArticleChaplin watches his own performance during the production of Limelight
Photo by Florence Homolka.
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