Author: Kenneth S. Lynn
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1461741637
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 633
Book Description
Examining the legendary actor's life, art, and controversial politics within the context of their times, Lynn presents a fresh and definitive portrait of Chaplin.
Charlie Chaplin and His Times
Author: Kenneth S. Lynn
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1461741637
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 633
Book Description
Examining the legendary actor's life, art, and controversial politics within the context of their times, Lynn presents a fresh and definitive portrait of Chaplin.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1461741637
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 633
Book Description
Examining the legendary actor's life, art, and controversial politics within the context of their times, Lynn presents a fresh and definitive portrait of Chaplin.
Charlie Chaplin
Author: Adolphe Nysenholc
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 311085774X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 311085774X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Chaplin
Author: David Robinson
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141979186
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 903
Book Description
David Robinson's definitive and monumental biography of Charlie Chaplin, the greatest icon in the history of cinema, who lived one of the most dramatic rags to riches stories ever told. Chaplin's life was marked by extraordinary contrasts: the child of London slums who became a multimillionaire; the on-screen clown who was a driven perfectionist behind the camera; the adulated star who publicly fell from grace after personal and political scandal. This engrossing and definitive work, written with full access to Chaplin's archives, tells the whole story of a brilliant, complex man. David Robinson is a celebrated film critic and historian who wrote for The Times and the Financial Times for several decades. His many books include World Cinema, Hollywood in the Twenties and Buster Keaton. 'A marvellous book . . . unlikely ever to be surpassed' Spectator 'I cannot imagine how anyone could write a better book on the great complex subject . . . movingly entertaining, awesomely thorough and profoundly respectful' Sunday Telegraph 'One of the great cinema books; a labour of love and a splendid achievement' Variety 'One of those addictive biographies in which you start by looking in the index for items that interest you . . . and as dawn breaks you're reading the book from cover to cover' Financial Times
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141979186
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 903
Book Description
David Robinson's definitive and monumental biography of Charlie Chaplin, the greatest icon in the history of cinema, who lived one of the most dramatic rags to riches stories ever told. Chaplin's life was marked by extraordinary contrasts: the child of London slums who became a multimillionaire; the on-screen clown who was a driven perfectionist behind the camera; the adulated star who publicly fell from grace after personal and political scandal. This engrossing and definitive work, written with full access to Chaplin's archives, tells the whole story of a brilliant, complex man. David Robinson is a celebrated film critic and historian who wrote for The Times and the Financial Times for several decades. His many books include World Cinema, Hollywood in the Twenties and Buster Keaton. 'A marvellous book . . . unlikely ever to be surpassed' Spectator 'I cannot imagine how anyone could write a better book on the great complex subject . . . movingly entertaining, awesomely thorough and profoundly respectful' Sunday Telegraph 'One of the great cinema books; a labour of love and a splendid achievement' Variety 'One of those addictive biographies in which you start by looking in the index for items that interest you . . . and as dawn breaks you're reading the book from cover to cover' Financial Times
Charlie Chaplin
Author: Peter Ackroyd
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
ISBN: 0385537387
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
A brief yet definitive new biography of one of film's greatest legends: perfect for readers who want to know more about the iconic star but who don't want to commit to a lengthy work. He was the very first icon of the silver screen and is one of the most recognizable of Hollywood faces, even a hundred years after his first film. But what of the man behind the moustache? Peter Ackroyd's new biography turns the spotlight on Chaplin's life as well as his work, from his humble theatrical beginnings in music halls to winning an honorary Academy Award. Everything is here, from the glamor of his golden age to the murky scandals of the 1940s and eventual exile to Switzerland. There are charming anecdotes along the way: playing the violin in a New York hotel room to mask the sound of Stan Laurel frying pork chops and long Hollywood lunches with Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. This masterful brief biography offers fresh revelations about one of the most familiar faces of the last century and brings the Little Tramp vividly to life.
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
ISBN: 0385537387
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
A brief yet definitive new biography of one of film's greatest legends: perfect for readers who want to know more about the iconic star but who don't want to commit to a lengthy work. He was the very first icon of the silver screen and is one of the most recognizable of Hollywood faces, even a hundred years after his first film. But what of the man behind the moustache? Peter Ackroyd's new biography turns the spotlight on Chaplin's life as well as his work, from his humble theatrical beginnings in music halls to winning an honorary Academy Award. Everything is here, from the glamor of his golden age to the murky scandals of the 1940s and eventual exile to Switzerland. There are charming anecdotes along the way: playing the violin in a New York hotel room to mask the sound of Stan Laurel frying pork chops and long Hollywood lunches with Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. This masterful brief biography offers fresh revelations about one of the most familiar faces of the last century and brings the Little Tramp vividly to life.
Charlie Chaplin's Own Story
Author: Charlie Chaplin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comedians
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comedians
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Modern Times
Author: Joan Mellen
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1838717188
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
Modern Times was Charlie Chaplin's last full-length silent film. The author situates 'Modern Times' within the context of Chaplin's life work, exploring its history and influences. She explores how the film's themes of oppression, industrialization and dehumanization are embodied in the little tramp's struggle to survive in the modern world.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1838717188
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
Modern Times was Charlie Chaplin's last full-length silent film. The author situates 'Modern Times' within the context of Chaplin's life work, exploring its history and influences. She explores how the film's themes of oppression, industrialization and dehumanization are embodied in the little tramp's struggle to survive in the modern world.
Charlie Chaplin
Author: Charlie Chaplin
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781578067022
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
A study of Charlie Chaplin, considered the world's greatest cinematic comedian and a man said to be one of the most influential screen artists in movie history.
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781578067022
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
A study of Charlie Chaplin, considered the world's greatest cinematic comedian and a man said to be one of the most influential screen artists in movie history.
Charlie Chaplin and His Times
Author: Kenneth Schuyler Lynn
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 068480851X
Category : Comedians
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
With the psychologically penetrating insight that marked his award-winning "Hemingway", Lynn probes beneath the mystique of the "Little Tramp", the first true worldwide celebrity, whose unmatched comic genius masked a complex, sometimes tragic life. of photos.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 068480851X
Category : Comedians
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
With the psychologically penetrating insight that marked his award-winning "Hemingway", Lynn probes beneath the mystique of the "Little Tramp", the first true worldwide celebrity, whose unmatched comic genius masked a complex, sometimes tragic life. of photos.
A Comedian Sees the World
Author: Charlie Chaplin
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
ISBN: 0826273335
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Film star Charlie Chaplin spent February 1931 through June 1932 touring Europe, during which time he wrote a travel memoir entitled “A Comedian Sees the World.” This memoir was published as a set of five articles in Women’s Home Companion from September 1933 to January 1934 but until now had never been published as a book in the U.S. In presenting the first edition of Chaplin’s full memoir, Lisa Stein Haven provides her own introduction and notes to supplement Chaplin’s writing and enhance the narrative. Haven’s research revealed that “A Comedian Sees the World” may very well have been Chaplin’s first published composition, and that it was definitely the beginning of his writing career. It also marked a transition into becoming more vocally political for Chaplin, as his subsequent writings and films started to take on more noticeably political stances following his European tour. During his tour, Chaplin spent time with numerous politicians, celebrities, and world leaders, ranging from Winston Churchill and Mahatma Gandhi to Albert Einstein and many others, all of whom inspired his next feature films, Modern Times (1936), The Great Dictator (1940), Monsieur Verdoux (1947), and A King in New York (1957). His excellent depiction of his experiences, coupled with Haven’s added insights, makes for a brilliant account of Chaplin’s travels and shows another side to the man whom most know only from his roles on the silver screen. Historians, travelers, and those with any bit of curiosity about one of America’s most beloved celebrities will all want to have A Comedian Sees the World in their collections. Available only in the USA and Canada.
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
ISBN: 0826273335
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Film star Charlie Chaplin spent February 1931 through June 1932 touring Europe, during which time he wrote a travel memoir entitled “A Comedian Sees the World.” This memoir was published as a set of five articles in Women’s Home Companion from September 1933 to January 1934 but until now had never been published as a book in the U.S. In presenting the first edition of Chaplin’s full memoir, Lisa Stein Haven provides her own introduction and notes to supplement Chaplin’s writing and enhance the narrative. Haven’s research revealed that “A Comedian Sees the World” may very well have been Chaplin’s first published composition, and that it was definitely the beginning of his writing career. It also marked a transition into becoming more vocally political for Chaplin, as his subsequent writings and films started to take on more noticeably political stances following his European tour. During his tour, Chaplin spent time with numerous politicians, celebrities, and world leaders, ranging from Winston Churchill and Mahatma Gandhi to Albert Einstein and many others, all of whom inspired his next feature films, Modern Times (1936), The Great Dictator (1940), Monsieur Verdoux (1947), and A King in New York (1957). His excellent depiction of his experiences, coupled with Haven’s added insights, makes for a brilliant account of Chaplin’s travels and shows another side to the man whom most know only from his roles on the silver screen. Historians, travelers, and those with any bit of curiosity about one of America’s most beloved celebrities will all want to have A Comedian Sees the World in their collections. Available only in the USA and Canada.
Chaplin
Author: Frank M. Scheide
Publisher: British Film Institute
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
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Publisher: British Film Institute
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
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