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A fire destroys the set of The Circus, September 28, 1926
The studio production report for September 28th read: "Were shooting scenes in entrance to dressing rooms on enclosed stage. Fire broke out and whole interior of stage was burned--burning sets, props,...
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With British author and sculptress, Clare Sheridan and her son, Dick, at the...
Clare is holding her pet parrot, General Baragan. Chaplin and Sheridan had met the night before at a dinner at the home of Goldwyn studio vice president, Abraham Lehr. He had just returned that day...
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Directing A WOMAN OF PARIS
Edna Purviance's starring debut premiered in New York 91 years ago today.*In this excerpt from an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Edna describes how Chaplin directed her in a scene:Charlie would...
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I recently received a review copy of the forthcoming U.S. edition of the Peter Ackroyd bio of Chaplin and what a sloppy, poorly-researched mess it is. It's clear that the author did no actual research...
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United Artists meeting, September 1935
L-R: Robert Fairbanks (brother of Douglas), Samuel Goldwyn, Mary Pickford, CC (note his partially dyed hair for the filming of Modern Times), & Alexander Korda.Chaplin credits Korda for being the...
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SHANGHAIED, released October 4th, 1915
This was Chaplin's eleventh film for Essanay--and one of my personal favorites.The production of the film was not without problems, however. According to Moving Picture World of September 25th, 1915,...
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Charlie, Paulette, and friends at the Brown Derby, 1939
L-R: Reginald Gardiner, Basil Bleck, CC, Lillian Bleck (Sylvia Fairbanks' sister), Paulette Goddard,Sylvia Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks, Alexander Korda, Merle Oberon. Paulette with Sylvia and Doug...
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Chaplin at the Palais de la Méditerranée, Nice, April 1931
Photos from Sur La Riviera, April 12, 1931.Chaplin spent two weeks in Nice during the first part of his 1931-32 world tour. He was the guest of Frank J. Gould (4th from right) and his wife, Florence,...
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Boston Globe journalist, Mayme Ober Peak, describes a visit with Chaplin at his home:"I'm sorry to have kept a lady waiting," the comedian smiled on me with the bluest eyes I ever saw in a man's...
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Color photos by Edward Quinn, 1956
Original caption:"Charlie Chaplin pictured with his daughter Victoria at the Villa Lo Scoglietto. Chaplin had brought his family to the Riviera with the intention of buying a house there. He wanted to...
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I was honored to be asked to be guest blogger this week on Flicker Alley's "The Archives" blog.Here's my contribution:http://www.flickeralley.com/blog/misc/chaplin-the-circus-lion
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THOSE LOVE PANGS
Charlie and Chester Conklin are "rival mashers" in this film released 100 years ago this week.Written and directed by Chaplin.
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"The Real Charlie Chaplin"
The Washington Times, March 1, 1916Photo by Underwood & Underwood, New York, 1916
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Writer and Chaplin aficionado, Carrie Pomeroy, has written a piece about an upcoming screening of The Gold Rush at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis this weekend. To celebrate, she is giving away a...
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Press conference for THE GREAT DICTATOR, Waldorf Astoria, New York, October...
A dapper little gray-haired man with singularly expressive hands and shoulders and small, beautifully shod feet sat diffidently on the edge of his chair yesterday at the Waldorf, enchanting the press...
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Promotional materials for THE GREAT DICTATOR from 1940 Exhibitors' Book
The Great Dictatorpremiered in New York 74 years ago today. All photos from The Great Dictator: Chaplin Project Notebook N. 1
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