In 1914, Keystone Studios released two short films that gave a world marching to war a reason to laugh. Their titles, “Kid Auto Races at Venice” and “Mabel’s Strange Predicament,” are far less ...

Charlie Chaplin is not a Jew (as has been repeatedly claimed in many quarters – “Charlie is a Jew,” the “Daily Express wrote in an editorial only this week). In a new book entitled “Charlie Chaplin: ...

CHARLIE CHAPLIN: A Brief Life. By Peter Ackroyd. Nan A. Talese/Doubleday. 304 pages. $25.95. In 1914, Keystone Studios released two short films that gave a world marching to war a reason to laugh.

Showtime documentary The Real Charlie Chaplin is a rarity, a biography that does justice to its topic, covering it from mop of curls to duck-toed boots, in two hours. Peter Middleton and James Spinney ...

Charlie Chaplin in costume as his Little Tramp character. Courtesy of Showtime. Charlie Chaplin was the first worldwide superstar, thanks in part to the global nature of silent movies, which ...

Charles “Charlie” Chaplin (April 16, 1889 – December 25, 1977) was an English comic actor, film director and composer best-known for his work during the silent film era. He used mime, slapstick and ...

A film bio of British-born silent screen genius Charlie Chaplin is a natural project for Sir Richard Attenborough. The British director, producer and actor brought the Oscar-winning “Gandhi” to the ...

Charlie Chaplin: A Brief Life (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday), by Peter Ackroyd In 1914, Keystone Studios released two short films that gave a world marching to war a reason to laugh. Their titles, Kid Auto ...