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Birth announcement for Norman Spencer Chaplin, born July 7, 1919
Los Angeles Times, July 8, 1919When Mildred went into labor the night before, Chaplin wrapped her in a blanket and drove her to the hospital himself. He insisted on being present at the birth but...
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LAUGHING GAS + "Charlot Has A Toothache"
Laughing GasReleased July 9, 1914Written and directed by Charles ChaplinCharlie portrays a dental assistant who winds up impersonating his boss, Dr. Pain. Ā This film may have been inspired by a Fred...
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The death of Norman Spencer Chaplin (aka The Little Mouse) is recorded on a...
Charlie's Picnic would later be released as A Day's Pleasure.
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Throwback Thursday (#TBT)--or an occasional dip into the DC archive
Here's an early one from August 2012:Ā http://discoveringchaplin.blogspot.com/2012/08/and-above-all-dont-act.html
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Chaplin with the Earl of Dunmore and Arthur Letts, 1918
The Maurice Bessy bookĀ incorrectly identifies these two men as aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright but that couldn't have been possible since Wilbur died in 1912 and Orville, who was 47 at the...
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A WOMAN (1915)
Released 99 years ago today, this was Chaplin's tenth film for Essanay and the third film in which he donned women's clothing (the other two wereĀ A Busy DayĀ &Ā The MasqueraderĀ at Keystone.) Ā This...
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In the mail yesterday: a box of goodies from the Bologna conference...
including my first-ever Chaplin t-shirt (plus a totebag, mask, and some other cool stuff).Needless to say, my day was made. Many thanks to a very kind friend.
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One hot summer's night, England played West Germany in the World Cup Final. Oona, Charlie, and I decided to take a ride around London. We listened to the match on my car radio. After playing overtime,...
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Chaplin with boxer Georges Carpentier, Paris, 1921
Lita Grey Chaplin was involved in a long affair with Carpentier, who was married, after her divorce from Charlie. One evening in 1931, Georges & Lita were kidnapped and robbed by four men with guns...
View ArticleFootage of Chaplin and Marion Davies at the premiere of Marion's film...
The footage of Chaplin at the beginning is from the premiere of The CircusĀ in 1928. Actual footage of Chaplin from the Florodora Girl premiere starts around the 4:46 mark. You'll notice that his hair...
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#Throwback Thursday
Originally posted August 7, 2012http://discoveringchaplin.blogspot.com/2012/08/charlie-in-1940-census.html
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Candid photo of Chaplin during the filming of BY THE SEA, 1915
A candid photo of Charlie and Edna can be seen here.
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