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Taken in Zanesville, Ohio at the International Chaplin Celebration, 2010. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/124f0d3a-2955-4723-9164-ed244b8f1df4/484823_10151687560292178_1426967116_n.jpeg CHARLIE Charlie and Douglas Fairbanks. "He was my only friend in Hollywood," said Charlie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/e71cc827-ba41-4ccb-963a-1fa5bc25ee7a/al_hirschfeld_great_comedians.jpg CHARLIE Al Hirschfeld, famed theatrical artist of The NY Times, version of W.C. Fields, Charlie, Buste Keatonr, Groucho Marx. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/1658857734596-C91HEAET7YIQGE5UYFEG/IMG_2851.jpg CHARLIE One of the most memorable and hilarious scenes from "The Circus." 1928. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/b42f2fcf-cf33-456b-8041-4c1e75edc2f7/IMG_4698.jpg CHARLIE The wall in my office. Need I say more? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/d8131e50-a11d-421c-b72a-ea304a37a0af/IMG_2849.jpeg CHARLIE The only movie that Chaplin and Buster Keaton made together - "Limelight" (1952) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/4e2b3f34-40ec-43aa-9258-293108d6f6fb/IMG_1989.jpg CHARLIE Series of preliminary sketches by George “Ed” Smith, friend and talented artist who flew B-17’s in WWII. I worked with Ed at D’Arcy Advertising. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/ebc5b640-fdea-4b1e-ae04-42c38c31a758/IMG_2845.jpeg CHARLIE Charlie and Jackie Coogan in "The Kid." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/3a60fb08-0d94-40a8-b88f-c676afa7aa4b/IMG_2364.jpg CHARLIE More posters and pictures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/4be10df9-6ce5-4ccc-afd3-336916c078a4/IMG_7680.jpeg CHARLIE Beautiful portrait of an older Chaplin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/bab806b8-0f27-4091-aa0f-3a802e817d16/IMG_4699_2.jpg CHARLIE More wall exposure. The City Lights poster on the right, in Spanish, is from Argentina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/60c15da7-60f5-4430-8462-dd7c79b3a747/th-1.jpeg CHARLIE Charlie battles the assembly line in "Modern Times." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/3bbb4d3c-494f-4ba3-b626-f30e1798572b/IMG_4702.jpg CHARLIE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/42eb550e-b371-4758-8716-11b5fecd1b0c/th-2_2.jpeg CHARLIE The only time Charlie ended up with the girl. This was Paulette Goddard, the end scene in "Modern Times." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/bf227f48-8bd9-41c2-b253-0baca446ebd8/IMG_4705.jpg CHARLIE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/9ab0912f-738a-49dc-82b8-5a85f98f1789/th-3.jpeg CHARLIE Charlie battles hunger in "The Gold Rush." The shoe was made of licorice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/f9f6831e-09f1-40e3-a0a1-5830603667a5/IMG_5878.jpg CHARLIE My passion for Chaplin art began with this charcoal drawing. I bought it at an art gallery in New Orleans, in 1960. It has been the centerpiece of my collection for the past 60 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/1658858769343-XZA6O8UBEPQU30EZ63P1/IMG_2853_2.jpg CHARLIE Possibly the most famous shot in film history: The end scene of "City Lights." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/11d0daaf-ded7-40e9-9b0f-ddc265d4f182/photo.jpg CHARLIE I went to New York in 2006 for the premiere of “Chaplin: The Musical” starring Rob McClure. I loved the show but the critics were not so kind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/1658857873072-A5QQPFWFCI6PBWQS2Z1O/IMG_2850.jpg CHARLIE The Little Tramp alone in the dance hall in "The Gold Rush." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/4079127d-3235-4021-b6a1-f10ed664e294/PICT0169_2.jpg CHARLIE Charlie and me, in Vevey, Switzerland, overlooking Lake Geneva. Charlie moved here when he left the U.S. in 1952. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/24c8c25d-f5c1-4bee-9d09-c88afdaf1d02/Charlie+%26+Claire+Bloom.jpeg CHARLIE "Limelight," an aging Chaplin with Claire Bloom. 1952 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/4207274c-52bf-4019-b7a1-5152e3fc7513/IMG_2362.jpeg CHARLIE More than 400 books have been written about Chaplin. I have almost 100, plus dozens of magazines and even more articles. On the next page, I have a list of the books I consider essential reading or enjoying the photos. The presumably “bible” of biographies is David Robinson’s marvelous book, “Chaplin: His Life and Art.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/4f7e0bcd-efb7-4226-8da3-141f267d64cd/246411_10151846187142178_1477247052_n.jpeg CHARLIE Charlie with Marlon Brando on the set of "A Countess from Hong Kong." 1967 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/1655074035379-IUVCJX0R36LPFF9J20L9/MER883696925450eb6e5412297e5ef18_citylights0215_ph8-scaled.jpg CHARLIE The night club scene with Harry Myers in "City Lights." 1931. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/b3312980-3e46-4f00-b642-fa2a98913a9a/ARBUCKLE.jpeg CHARLIE Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, whose fame rivaled Chaplin's for awhile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/f65a1683-58dd-4be8-8b37-024587aa8f06/BUSTER.jpeg CHARLIE Buster Keaton, king of the deadpan and a highly inventive filmmaker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/7200005c-11fd-43c9-99f6-a6d2535334aa/CC+BUSTER.jpg CHARLIE Charlie and Buster Keaton in "Limelight," the only time these two great comics appeared together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/ccc4bd4f-a02c-43bb-a085-7fda6513d8dc/CC+COLOR.jpg CHARLIE Charlie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62950c7689bdbd00eeb7a476/37336a2a-87d7-4f8a-9092-aaeb1e86e1c0/CC+EINSTEIN.jpg CHARLIE Comic. 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