Charlie Chaplin
A Brief Life
New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2014]
Format: Book
Edition: First United States edition.
Description: viii, 289 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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, Peter, 1949- Ackroyd's brief lives.
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.
Subjects:
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977.
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977.
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977.
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.
Comedians -- United States -- Biography.
Comedians.
Motion picture actors and actresses.
United States.
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977.
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977.
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977.
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.
Comedians -- United States -- Biography.
Comedians.
Motion picture actors and actresses.
United States.
ISBN:
9780385537377 (hbk.)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Chaplin, Charlie | Wheatley (Shandon) | Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-277) and index.