John McCabe’s insightful biography of Charlie Chaplin is a scholarly work, which will easily engage both young and old. McCabe…
It's Charlie Chaplin's birthday, and you know what that means—time to break out the bowler hat, brush up on your…
Richard Schickel has compiled an amazing array of articles and essays on the life and art of Charles Spencer Chaplin.…
Charlie Chaplin, the legendary actor, filmmaker, and comedian, was born on April 16, 1889. Today, on what would have been…
His autobiography, filled with rank name-dropping, is almost unreadable. The 1992 biopic, despite a fine performance by Robert Downey, Jr.,…
1. Charles Spencer Chaplin was born on April 16th, 1889 in London, England. His parents, Charles and Hannah, were both…
“In the end, everything is a gag.” Not surprisingly, these words were uttered by one of the funniest actors of…
On screen, the Little Tramp appears as a lovable, buffoonish and amusing character, whose mimics elicited many a chuckle in…
A pioneer in the world of cinema, the work of Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) defined the silent film era: while he was not…
A pioneer in the world of cinema, the work of Charlie Chaplin defined the silent film era: while he was not the only…