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Charlie Chaplin's Own Story

Charlie Chaplin's Own Story

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  • Harry M Geduld
  • Indiana University Press
  • Paperback
  • 9780253043221
  • 8.5 X 5.5 X 0.52 inches
  • 0.64 pounds
  • Biography & Autobiography > Entertainment & Performing Arts
  • English
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Charlie Chaplin once said, Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long shot.


Chaplin released the first of his four autobiographies in 1916 when he was on top of the world. He had just signed to appear in films for Mutual Company for the massive sum of $670,000. Three years earlier, he was earning $150 per week.


However, within weeks of its release, his autobiography was withdrawn by its publisher, and all copies were thought to have been destroyed due to accusations of ghost-writing and Chaplin being less than accurate with the truth of his life.


Charlie Chaplin's Own Story covers Chaplin's earliest life through his first brushes with fame and depicts Chaplin as he wished to be seen in 1916. Its naivete and pseudo-Dickensian portrayal of Chaplin's childhood give us an invaluable glimpse into the psyche of the man behind The Little Tramp.


Honoring the 130th anniversary of Chaplin's birth, this unique edition is illustrated with more than 20 black-and-white photographs. Professor Harry M. Geduld provides a unique and authoritative introduction to Chaplin's earliest theatrical career, which Chaplin himself discussed only sporadically.

Charlie Chaplin's Own Story

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Professor Geduld completed his doctorate at the University of London in 1961 with a dissertation on Bernard Shaw. He has been a faculty member of IU-Bloomington since 1962 and was chair of Comparative Literature from 1990 to 1996. He has taught a wide range of courses on British, European, and American drama.

The creator, in 1964, of Indiana University's Film Studies Program and its first Director of Film Studies, Professor Geduld is also credited with having introduced sixteen undergraduate and three graduate film courses into the IU curriculum. He has often taught courses on Silent Cinema, Screenwriting, Film Genres, and such major figures as Griffith, Eisenstein, and Chaplin. In 1979 he was the recipient of Indiana University's Distinguished Teaching Award.

Professor Geduld has published more than 20 books and numerous articles and reviews on literary and film topics. His publications include Birth of the Talkies, Prince of Publishers, and Filmguide to Henry V. His publications also include two collections of short stories and two collections of plays.

 

Source: Indiana University Bloomington 

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