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Australian opera singer, Dame Nellie Melba, visits Chaplin, March 1918
Melba is on Charlie's left, on his other side is Lady Susan FitzClarence. Source.Melba described the meeting in her memoir, Melodies and Memories (1926):I had long had a great desire to meet Charlie...
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DAY BY DAY: 1936
No, I haven't forgotten about this series. August 1936 was a very slow month for Chaplin but things pick up toward the end of the month and into September. I apologize for not posting the following on...
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Twelve-year-old violin prodigy, Yehudi Menuhin, visits the Chaplin Studios, 1928
Chaplin and Menuhin on the City Lights set.Menuhin's father, Moshe, recalled the visit in his autobiography The Menuhin Saga (1984):Yehudi's recital at the Shrine Auditorium [on December 17th, 1928],...
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Ninety years ago today, Chaplin and the rest of Hollywood (& the world) were...
Chaplin arriving at the service for Valentino in HollywoodValentino died in New York City from peritonitis on August 23rd, 1926, only a few weeks after the premiere of his film The Son Of The...
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Moments With Chaplin
Lillian Ross, a longtime writer for the New Yorker magazine, met Charlie and Oona at a Hollywood party in 1948.* She remained a close family friend until Charlie's death in 1977. The following is an...
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Day By Day: 1936
Thursday, August 27th: Film Daily reports that the Chaplin Studios are being wired for sound. Friday, August 28th: Chaplin announces that he has purchased the films rights to the D.L. Murray novel,...
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Aloha, Kakou!
Chaplin visits the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, October 1917Chaplin aboard the Mauna Kea, Oct. 13th, 1917The following article describes Chaplin's departure from Honolulu aboard the Mauna Kea bound for...
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"Studio closed. Labor Day"
This production report shows that the Chaplin Studio was closed on Labor Day, September 1st, 1952. It also records Chaplin's final days in Hollywood--Sept. 5th being the last day he ever set foot in...
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THE COUNT, released 100 years ago today
The Count was a struggle for Chaplin from the beginning. He built a set, as he often did, "with not an idea in my head."1 This lack of inspiration caused him a great deal of anxiety: "When I arrive in...
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Hey guys,I'm taking a bit of a break but I'll be back in a few days. I hope everyone is having a good week.❤️Jess
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DAY BY DAY: 1936
Thursday, September 10th: Charlie and Paulette attend the premiere of the play "Everyman" at the Hollywood Bowl.Other guests in the Chaplin Box were (counter-clockwise from bottom right): Anita Loos,...
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With Maurice Chevalier in Juan-les-Pins, Summer 1931
Joyeux anniversaire, M. Chevalier (September 12th, 1888)Playing boules.Photos from "Charlie Chaplin Intime" by May Reeves, Voila magazine, May 26th, 1934
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Chaplin's "last message to America"
Chaplin photographed by Richard Avedon on September 13th, 1952, his last day in the U.S.Avedon described the session in an interview with the New York Times in 1991:On the day before Charlie Chaplin...
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Day By Day: 1936
Friday, September 18th - Sunday, September 27th:Charlie and Paulette attend the Pacific Southwest Tennis Tournament at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. With Fred Perry (above & below) who was...
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Chaplin and others at the premiere of THE GOLD RUSH, June 1925
This photo is currently up for sale on eBay.* It appears to be from the Hollywood premiere of The Gold Rush.Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford are at far left with Gloria Swanson. I'm not sure who the...
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Hey there,Sorry to be missing in action again. I've been having some dental work done recently (extractions, root canals, you name it) so I haven't been feeling too great. I hope to be back in action...
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90 years ago today: A fire destroyed the set of The Circus
The studio production report for September 28th, 1926 read: "Were shooting scenes in entrance to dressing rooms on enclosed stage. Fire broke out and whole interior of stage was burned--burning sets,...
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ONE A.M., released 100 years ago today
"Charlie Chaplin said that if any man could appear absolutely alone and hold attention for two full reels, he believed he could do it," wrote Alexia Durant of Photoplayer's Weekly.1 And that's exactly...
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