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This month in 1926
Morning Register (Eugene, OR), November 21, 1926On November 6th, 1926, Chaplin's second wife, Lita, sailed for Honolulu with their son, Charlie, Jr. and her mother, Lillian (their youngest son, Sydney,...
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The following is an excerpt from Hedda Hopper's autobiography From Under My Hat published in 1952. It is common knowledge that Hopper disliked Chaplin for political and moral reasons and said some...
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Chaplin in Carmel
In early 1938, Chaplin decided he needed a change of scenery. His marriage to his third wife, Paulette Goddard, was coming apart and he was at a loss for an idea for a new film. So along with his new...
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Charlie &"Pet"
According to Georgia Hale (leading lady from The Gold Rush), Charlie's parrot, named Pet, was bright green and red and he kept him on a large enclosed porch:[Pet] greeted him with a warm 'Hello...
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THE RINK, released December 4th, 1916
The Rink was Chaplin's 8th film for Mutual & the first to display his rollerskating prowess. He no doubt honed these skills in the c.1909 Fred Karno sketch, Skating, which was co-written by Syd...
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VANITY FAIR gathering in New York--two views
This assembly took place sometime in December 1920. Chaplin had been in New York since the summer cutting The Kid and waiting for his divorce from his first wife, Mildred Harris, to become final.Top...
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Chaplin as THE PILGRIM by James Abbe
This photo, an original from 1922, is currently up for auction on eBay. Good luck if you intend to bid. I've seen these Abbe photos sell for $200-$300.http://www.ebay.com/itm/James-Abbe-VINTAGE-c-1922
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Juan les Pins, 1931
May Reeves is on Charlie's right. I don't know the identity of the other women but the woman at far left can also be seen here (top photo, along with May).
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Christmas Archive
Please visit my newly-created archive of Christmas-related posts, featuring anecdotes, photos, Christmas cards, and much more.Discovering Chaplin/Christmas Archive
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Interview with Charlie and Doug, 1919
By Ray W. Frohman, Los Angeles Herald, December 2nd, 1919This is a bit long but worth it, if you have time. The ALL CAPS are original.RIP, Doug (December 12th, 1939)(When Charlie Chaplin, creator of...
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LIMELIGHT wins the award for Best Original Dramatic Score at the 1973 Academy...
Candace Bergen accepts the award on behalf of Chaplin who was not present. This footage was new to me.Although the film was released in 1952, it wasn't shown in Los Angeles until 1972 & therefore...
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With Count Lorenzo de Besa, Vice-Consul of Peru, & other foreign diplomats,...
Chaplin died 50 years to the day after these photos were taken.According to the Los Angeles Herald, his guests were treated to a sneak preview of The Circus. See more pictures...
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CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S BURLESQUE ON CARMEN
Carmen was originally intended to be released as a two-reel film on December 18th, 1915 but was held by Essanay until Chaplin left the company. In April 1916, an expanded four-reel version of the film...
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"My forgotten dad, Charlie Chaplin"
By Michael Chaplin.This is from a few years ago (2007) but was new to me, although we've heard these stories before. I think Chaplin has had quite a resurgence since then as well. Although I don't...
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It wouldn't be Christmas without a retelling of Chaplin's famous "orange" story
This clipping from 1938 features a version of the story taken from the book Star Spangled Manner (incorrectly called "Banner" below) by Beverley Nichols, which was a collection of celebrity interviews...
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"Merry Xmas!"
This will be my last post for a couple of days but I do want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. Love, peace, and happiness to all!Jess
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April 16, 1889 - December 25, 1977
"Charles Chaplin, who has given us so many gifts with each of his films, took from us, this Christmas Day, the most beautiful gift the cinema made to us." --René Clair, December 1977
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New York, 1940
This is one of the more commonly-seen poses from the 1940 Daily News color session. It even appeared on the cover of their Sunday weekly in February 1941 (click here). However in that version his eyes...
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