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Author:

Ackroyd, Peter, 1949- author.

Title:

Charlie Chaplin : a brief life / Peter Ackroyd.

Edition:

First United States edition.

Publisher:

Nan A. Talese/Doubleday,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

viii, 289 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subject:

Chaplin, Charlie,--1889-1977.
Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Biography.
Comedians--United States--Biography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-277) and index.

Contents:

A London childhood -- On stage -- Keep it wistful -- Making a living -- The rhythm -- The eternal imp -- Charlee! -- Mutual relations -- The little mouse -- The ostrich egg -- Home again -- Why don't you jump? -- The edge of madness -- The beauty of silence -- The machine -- The German tramp -- Let us work and fight -- Proceed with the butchery -- No return -- The shadows.

Summary:

A concise portrait of the iconic film star traces his humble theatrical beginnings through his honorary Academy Award win, sharing anecdotes about his lesser-known antics and associations.

Series:

Ackroyd's brief lives
Ackroyd, Peter, 1949- Ackroyd's brief lives.

ISBN:

0385537379 (hbk.)
9780385537377 (hbk.)

LCCN:

2014013009

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