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Coney Island, c. 1915
L-R: "Broncho Billy" Anderson, CC, & Roscoe Arbuckle.Anderson along with George K. Spoor founded the Essanay Studios ("S" & "A"). Charlie signed with the company in late 1914.
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David Raksin visits Charlie on his last day in Hollywood, 1952
Source: "David Raksin: A Composer In Hollywood" by Jon Newsom, Quarterly Journal Of The Library of Congress, 1978
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A portion of the original dialogue script for MODERN TIMES
Source: Modern Times: Chaplin Project N. 2
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Cover of Spanish magazine Popular Film (Sept. 9th, 1926)
Front cover photo by Albert Witzel, c. 1922.
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Clip from HOLLYWOOD ON PARADE (1933)
Frankie Darro asks Charlie for an autograph while lovely Paulette chats him up. Charlie can be heard saying something toward the end as well (listen closely).
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Charlie & Mack Swain in HIS MUSICAL CAREER (1914)
Filming on location was the norm in the early silent days, but given its distractions, Charlie was often at odds with these expeditions. In fact, he loathed them.1 Therefore it's not surprising to find...
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Happy birthday, Chester Conklin (January 11, 1886 - October 11, 1971)
Mabel Normand, Chester & Phyllis Allen in Gentlemen Of Nerve (1914). I love to watch Phyllis & Chester flirting in this scene.
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Charlie & his sons, Charlie, Jr (left) and Sydney, pose with circus...
Chaplin's studio manager, Alf Reeves, is behind Sydney at far right.See another photo from this day here.
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A peek into Charlie's "strictly masculine household"
The following photos & captions are from "How They Manage Their Homes" by Alma Whitaker, Photoplay, June 1929.Charlie, Jr. remembered his father once saying: "I love this house. I'd never live...
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Edna Purviance (October 21, 1895 - January 13, 1958)
Photoplay, August 1916Edna passed away 55 years ago today after a long battle with cancer. The following is Edna’s last letter to Charlie, dated November 13th, 1956 (at the beginning she thanks him for...
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Still of Edna Purviance from The Sea Gull (1926)
Source: The Sea Gull by Linda WadaThe Sea Gull (aka “A Woman Of The Sea”) was a film that was produced by Chaplin and filmed at the Chaplin Studios in 1926. It was directed by Josef Von Sternberg and...
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Autographed photo, dated 1917
This photo, currently up for auction on ebay, is inscribed "To my dear friend, Dr. Kahn" and dated "1917". The photo itself was taken at the White Studio in New York City during Charlie's first tour...
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