Chaplin: His Life and Art

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Chaplin: His Life and Art
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Author David Robinson
Language English
PublishedJanuary 1985
Publisher McGraw Hill
Pages792
ISBN 9780070531819

Chaplin: His Life and Art is a 1985 book (revised second edition 2001) by film critic David Robinson which examines the life and works of Sir Charlie Chaplin. Along with Chaplin's 1964 book My Autobiography , it was used as source material for the 1992 film Chaplin . The idea for the book originated with Chaplin's long-time collaborator and producer Jerome Epstein. [1]

Contents

Reviews

The British Film Institute described the book as Chaplin's "definitive biography ... impeccably researched, well written and full of detail." [2]

First edition

References

  1. Kanin, Garson (1985-11-10). "The Paradoxical Sir Tramp". New York Times . Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. "Bibliography". Charlie Chaplin. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 19, 2006. Retrieved June 23, 2012.