Charlie Chaplin

by John McCabe

In this affectionate and probing biography - hailed widely as the definitive biography of this grand master of comedy - John McCabe has pieced together a magnificent portrait of this complex and elusive man.
The previously published accounts of Charlie Chaplin's life - by himself and others - differ widely, and John McCabe has endeavoured to sift out the truth behind the endless legends, misconceptions and plain errors which have surrounded Chaplin's public and private odyssey. Drawing on many personal interviews with Chaplin's friends and contemporaries - including remarkable conversations with Stan Laurel, who knew Chpaplin in his formative years on the English music-hall stage - this is a warm and richly illuminating look at a true phenomenon of our times and an enormously complicated man who turned the straightforward craft of slapstick into an artform that astonished the world.

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction

297 pages, Paperback

First published February 8, 1979

Reviews

[P.Shull · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a pretty quick read for me, very informational!

[P A Sivachander · Rating 4 out of 5]

one big thing which charlie Chaplin taught us was laughter even in a stiff condemning situation. it's hard to believe that this man whom we all know as the "tramp" wasn't the person whom we saw,enjoyed and cherished on screen. this book which tauts to be his authentic biography just tells us how much struggling this super tramp went throughout his career,in fact throughout his life. every movie he made ,be it silent or sound ,his aim was to tell a socially indulging movie with a flavor of comedy in it ( or was it the opposite?). read this indulging book of travel through one of the world's most loved joker, until your eyes become wet when you read the final chapter. although McCabe could have strained harder in writing this book he has done a good job of cohesion of all the facts into a memorable tale.

[Qasim]

charlie chaplin was a best funny man in the world and he never taIk in his movies he is going to make a quiet film and he have 4 wife one quote of charile chaplin that he said my best freind is mirror because if i cry thats also cry .....if i cry infront of people they arew going to laugh to me