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Charlie Chaplin vs. America : when art, sex, and politics collided / Scott Eyman.
"The story of Charlie Chaplin's years of self-imposed exile from the United States, when he had become a pariah during the 1950s Red Scare. While living abroad he made his last, and by general agreement, worst films, only to return home years later to a triumphant reception"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781982176358 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 416 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2023.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977 > Exile. Comedians > United States > Biography. Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 791.43028092 Chapl-E | 31681010347615 | NONFIC | Available | - |
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"The story of Charlie Chaplin's years of self-imposed exile from the United States, when he had become a pariah during the 1950s Red Scare. While living abroad he made his last, and by general agreement, worst films, only to return home years later to a triumphant reception"-- - Baker & Taylor
The best-selling Hollywood biographer and film historian tells the story of Charlie Chaplinâs years of exile after the postwar Red Scare and how it, along with numerous sex scandals, ruined his film career. Illustrations. - Simon and Schuster
The âshockingâ (The Wall Street Journal), must-read story of Charlie Chaplinâs years of exile from the United States during the postwar Red Scare, and how it ruined his film career, from bestselling biographer Scott Eyman.
Bestselling Hollywood biographer and film historian Scott Eyman tells the story of Charlie Chaplinâs fall from grace. In the aftermath of World War II, Chaplin was criticized for being politically liberal and internationalist in outlook. He had never become a US citizen, something that would be held against him as xenophobia set in when the postwar Red Scare took hold.
Politics aside, Chaplin had another problem: his sexual interest in young women. He had been married three times and had had numerous affairs. In the 1940s, he was the subject of a paternity suit, which he lost, despite blood tests that proved he was not the father. His sexuality became a convenient way for those who opposed his politics to condemn him. Refused permission to return to the US after a trip abroad, he settled in Switzerland and made his last two films in London.
In Charlie Chaplin vs. America, Scott Eyman explores the life and times of the movie genius who brought us such masterpieces as City Lights and Modern Times. âOne of the finest surveys of the man and the artist ever writtenâ (Leonard Maltin) this book is âa sobering account of cancel culture in action.â (The Economist).
