Charles Chaplin (1889 - 1977)

English comic actor, film director and composer

* April 16, 1889 Walworth, London
 as Charles Spencer Chaplin
 December 25, 1977 Vevey, Switzerland



Vintage magazines

Mon Ciné, nr. 164, 9 April 1925
Boy's Cinema, nr. 1, 13 December 1919
Boy's Cinema, nr. 1, 13 December 1919

Boy's Cinema, nr. 3, 27 December 1919
Boy's Cinema, nr. 8, 31 January 1920
Boy's Cinema, nr. 10, 14 February 1920

Boy's Cinema, nr. 16, 27 March 1920
Boy's Cinema, nr. 18, 10 April 1920
Mon Ciné, nr. 7, 6 April 1922


Books by Charles Chaplin

Charles Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin's Own Story
Indianapolis, 1916

Charlie Chaplin Hallo Europa! Charlie Chaplin
Hallo Europa!
Leipzig, 1928

Charles Chaplin Monsieur Verdoux Charles Chaplin
Monsieur Verdoux
Berlin, 1948

Charles Chaplin
My Autobiography
New York, 1964

Harry M. Geduld (ed.)
Charlie Chaplin's own story
Bloomington, 1985

Articles by Charles Chaplin

My Autobiography, in: Bert Cardullo, Harry Geduld, Ronald Gottesman, and Leigh Woods (ed.), Playing to the Camera, New Haven and London, 1998

Books on Charles Chaplin

Jim Lochner The music of Charlie Chaplin Jim Lochner
The music of Charlie Chaplin
Jefferson, North Carolina, 2018

Norbert Aping
Liberty Shtunk!, Die Freiheit wird abgeschafft. Charlie Chaplin und die Nationalsozialisten
Marburg, 2011

Kevin Brownlow
The Search for Charlie Chaplin
2010

Stephen Weissman
Chaplin, A Life
New York, 2008

Dan Kamin The comedy of Charlie Chaplin Dan Kamin
The comedy of Charlie Chaplin, artistry in motion
Lanham, Md., 2008

Kyp Harness
The art of Charlie Chaplin, A film-by-film analysis
Jefferson, N.C., 2008

James L. Neibaur
Chaplin at Essanay, A film artist in transition, 1915-1916
Jefferson, N.C., 2008

Alistair Cooke Charlie Chaplin Alistair Cooke
Charlie Chaplin, An Atlantic Portrait
2007

John Bengtson Silent Traces John Bengtson
Silent Traces, Discovering Early Hollywood through the Films of Charlie Chaplin
2006

Richard Schickel (ed.)
The essential Chaplin, Perspectives on the life and art of the great comedian
Chicago, 2006

Lisa Stein (ed.)
Un comico vede il mondo, Diario di viaggio 1931-1932 di Charlie Chaplin
Recco - Genova, 2006

Ted Okuda and David Maska Charlie Chaplin at Keystone and Essanay Ted Okuda and David Maska
Charlie Chaplin at Keystone and Essanay, Dawn of the Tramp
2005

John Wranovics
Chaplin and Agee, The untold story of the tramp, the writer, and the lost screenplay
New York, 2005

Kevin J. Hayes (ed.)
Charlie Chaplin, Interviews
Jackson, 2005

Eric James Making Music with Charlie Chaplin Eric James
Making Music with Charlie Chaplin, An Autobiography
Lanham, Maryland, and London, 2000

Wolfgang Gersch Chaplin in Berlin Wolfgang Gersch
Chaplin in Berlin, Illustrierte Miniatur nach Berliner Zeitungen von 1931
Berlin, 1999

Joyce Milton
Tramp, The Life of Charles Chaplin
New York, 1998

Glenn Mitchell The Chaplin Encyclopedia Glenn Mitchell
The Chaplin Encyclopedia
London, 1997

Kenneth Lynn
Charlie Chaplin and His Times
New York, 1997

David Robinson
Charlie Chaplin, Comic Genius
New York, 1996

Georgia Hale, edited with an Introduction and Notes by Heather Kiernan Charlie Chaplin Georgia Hale, edited with an Introduction and Notes by Heather Kiernan
Charlie Chaplin, Intimate Close-Ups
Metuchen, N.J., & London, 1995

Patrice Chaplin
Hidden star, Oona O'Neill Chaplin : a memoir
London, 1995

Julian Smith
Chaplin
New York, 1994

Adolphe Nysenhok (ed.)
Charles Chaplin, His Reflection in Modern Times
New York, 1991

Dan Kamin
Charlie Chaplin's one-man show
Carbondale, 1991

Pam Brown
Charlie Chaplin, Comic genius who brought laughter and hope to millions
Milwaukee, 1991

Jerry Epstein
Remembering Charlie, A Pictorial Biography
New York-London-Toronto-Sydney-Auckland, 1989

Til Radevagen (Hrsg.) Alte Welt, Neue Welt Til Radevagen (Hrsg.)
Alte Welt, Neue Welt, Charlie Chaplin
Berlin, 1989

Charles Maland
Chaplin, The Evolution of a Star
Princeton, 1989

Curt Riess
Charlie Chaplin, Biographie
Rastatt, 1989

Edouard Brasey
Charlie Chaplin
[Paris], 1989

Charles Silver
Charles Chaplin, An appreciation
New York, 1989

Pierre Leprohon
Charles Chaplin
[Paris], 1988

Gerald D. McDonald, Michael Conway, and Mark Ricci
The complete films of Charlie Chaplin
Secaucus, N.J., 1988

Harry M. Geduld
Chapliniana, A commentary on Charlie Chaplin's 81 movies
Bloomington, 1987

David Robinson
Chaplin, His Life and Art
New York, 1985

Maurice Bessy
Charlie Chaplin
New York, 1985

Julian Smith
Chaplin
Boston, 1984

Wes D. Gehring Charlie Chaplin Wes D. Gehring
Charlie Chaplin, A Bio-Bibliography
Westport, Connecticut - London, 1983

David Robinson
Chaplin, the mirror of opinion
London, Bloomington, 1983

Peter Haining The Legend of Charlie Chaplin Peter Haining
The Legend of Charlie Chaplin
Secaucus, NJ, 1982

Joe Hembus Charlie Chaplin Joe Hembus
Charlie Chaplin, Seine Filme - sein Leben
München, 1981

Lillian Ross Moments with Chaplin Lillian Ross
Moments with Chaplin
New York, 1980

Adolphe Nysenholc
L'âge d'or du comique, Sémiologie de Charlot
Bruxelles, 1979

Timothy J. Lyons
Charles Chaplin, A guide to references and resources
Boston, 1979

Wilfried Wiegand (hrsg.)
Über Chaplin
Zürich, 1978

John McCabe
Charlie Chaplin
Garden City, N.Y., 1978

Manuel Villegas López
Charles Chaplin, El genio del cine
Barcelona, 1978

Raoul Sobel and David Francis
Chaplin, Genesis of a Clown
London, 1977

Charles J. Maland
American visions, the films of Chaplin, Ford, Capra, and Welles, 1936-1941
New York, 1977

Uno Asplund
Chaplin's films
South Brunswick, 1976

Robert F. Moss
Charlie Chaplin
New York, 1975

David Jacobs
Chaplin, the movies, & Charlie
New York, 1975

Roger Manvell
Chaplin
Boston, [1974]

Cesar Arconada
Tres comicos del cine
Madrid, 1974?

William Dodgson Bowman
Charlie Chaplin, His Life and Art
New York, 1974

Denis Gifford
Chaplin
London, 1974

A. Bazin, E. Rohmer Charlie Chaplin A. Bazin, E. Rohmer
Charlie Chaplin
1972

Joe Hembus Charlie Chaplin und seine Filme Joe Hembus
Charlie Chaplin und seine Filme, Eine Dokumentation
München, 1972

Theodore Huff
Charlie Chaplin
New York, 1972

Donald W. McCaffrey (ed.)
Focus on Chaplin
Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1971

Donald W. McCaffrey Four Great Comedians Donald W. McCaffrey
Four Great Comedians, Chaplin, Lloyd, Keaton, Langdon
New York, 1968

Isabel Quigly
Charlie Chaplin, Early comedies
London, 1968

Marcel Martin
Charles Chaplin
Paris, 1966

Karl Schnog Charlie Chaplin Karl Schnog
Charlie Chaplin, Filmgenie und Menschenfreund
Berlin, 1965

Gerald D. McDonald, Michael Conway and Mark Ricci (editors) The Films of Charlie Chaplin Gerald D. McDonald, Michael Conway and Mark Ricci (editors)
The Films of Charlie Chaplin
New York, 1965

Gerald D. McDonald
The Picture History of Charlie Chaplin
New York, 1965

Robert Payne Der grosse Charlie Robert Payne
Der grosse Charlie, Charlie Chaplin - seine Filme und sein Leben
München, 1964

Robert Payne The Great Charlie Robert Payne
The Great Charlie
London, 1964

Friedrich Luft Vom großen schönen Schweigen Friedrich Luft
Vom großen schönen Schweigen, Arbeit und Leben des Charles Spencer Chaplin
Berlin, 1963

Charlie Chaplin, Jr.
My Father, Charlie Chaplin
New York, 1960

Pierre Leprohon
Charles Chaplin
Paris, 1957

R.J. Minney
Chaplin, the immortal tramp, The life and work of Charles Chaplin
London, [1954]

Georges Sadoul Das ist Chaplin! Georges Sadoul
Das ist Chaplin!, Sein Leben-Seine Filme-Seine Zeit
Wien, 1954

Ber Hulsing Charles Spencer Chaplin en Charlie Ber Hulsing
Charles Spencer Chaplin en Charlie, Chaplin
Amsterdam, 1953

Peter Cotes and Thelma Niklaus
The Little Fellow, The Life and Work of Charlie Spencer Chaplin
New York, 1951

Parker Tyler Chaplin Parker Tyler
Chaplin, Last of the Clowns
1948

Parker Tyler
A Little Boy Lost, Marcel Proust and Charlie Chaplin
New York, 1947

Theodore Huff
An Index to the Films of Charlie Chaplin
London, 1945

Manuel Villegas López
Charles Chaplin, El genio del cine
Buenos Aires, [1943]

Gerith von Ulm
Charlie Chaplin, King of Tragedy
Caldwell, Idaho, 1940


Charlie Chaplin der Vagabund der Welt
Wien, 1931

Henry Poulaille Charles Chaplin Henry Poulaille
Charles Chaplin
Paris, 1927

Louis Delluc
Charlie Chaplin
London,New York, 1922

Louis Delluc
Charlie Chaplin
Paris, 1921

Charles Chaplin Jr Mijn vader Charlie Charles Chaplin Jr
Mijn vader Charlie
Amsterdam,

Books with substantial mentioning of Charles Chaplin

Virginia Forte (ed.)
The 100 most influential entertainers of stage and screen
New York, NY, 2015

George Stevens, Jr. (ed.) Conversations at the American Film Institute with the great moviemakers George Stevens, Jr. (ed.)
Conversations at the American Film Institute with the great moviemakers, The next generation
New York, 2012

Jennifer M. Bean (ed.)
Flickers of desire, Movie stars of the 1910s
New Brunswick, N.J., 2011

William M. Drew
The last silent picture show, Silent films on American screens in the 1930s
Lanham, 2010

Noel Carroll
Comedy incarnate, Buster Keaton, Physical Humor, and Bodily Coping
Malden, MA, 2007

Brian J. Robb Silent cinema Brian J. Robb
Silent cinema
Harpenden, Herts, 2007

Peter Bogdanovich Who the Hell's in It Peter Bogdanovich
Who the Hell's in It, Conversations with Hollywood's Legendary Actors
New York, 2004

Marilyn Fabe
Closely watched films, An introduction to the art of narrative film technique
Berkeley, 2004

Anthony Slide Silent Players Anthony Slide
Silent Players, A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses
Lexington, Ky, 2002

Mick LaSalle Dangerous Men Mick LaSalle
Dangerous Men, Pre-Code Hollywood and the Birth of the Modern Man
2002

John C. Tibbetts and James M. Welsh The Encyclopedia of Filmmakers John C. Tibbetts and James M. Welsh
The Encyclopedia of Filmmakers, Volume I
New York, NY, 2002

Olivier Mongin
Eclats de rire, Variations sur le corps comique: Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Jacques Tati, les Marx Brothers, Laurel et Hardy, Jerry Lewis, Louis de Funès, Raymond Devos, Rufus, Pierre Desproges, Philippe Caubere
Paris, 2002

Alan Dale Comedy Is a Man in Trouble Alan Dale
Comedy Is a Man in Trouble, Slapstick in American Movies
Minneapolis - London, 2000

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 3. Actors and Actresses
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 2. Directors
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Gene D. Phillips Major film directors of the American and British cinema Gene D. Phillips
Major film directors of the American and British cinema
Bethlehem - London and Toronto, 1999

Andrew Sarris (editor) The St. James Film Directors Encyclopedia Andrew Sarris (editor)
The St. James Film Directors Encyclopedia
Detroit - New York - Toronto - London, 1998

Glenn Mitchell A-Z of Silent Film Comedy Glenn Mitchell
A-Z of Silent Film Comedy, An Illustrated Companion
London, 1998

Andrew Sarris You ain't heard nothin' yet Andrew Sarris
"You ain't heard nothin' yet", the American talking film ; history & memory ; 1927 - 1949
New York, Oxford, 1998

Wes D. Gehring Personality Comedians As Genre Wes D. Gehring
Personality Comedians As Genre, Selected Players
Westport, Connecticut - London, 1997

Glenn Mitchell The Marx Brothers Encyclopedia Glenn Mitchell
The Marx Brothers Encyclopedia
London, 1996

Danny Peary Alternate Oscars Danny Peary
Alternate Oscars, One Critic's Defiant Choices for Best Picture, Actor, and Actress - From 1927 to the Present
New York, 1993

Ronald L. Smith
Who's Who in Comedy, Comedians, Comics and Clowns From Vaudeville to Today's Stand-ups
New York, Oxford, 1992

Harry Waldman Scenes Unseen Harry Waldman
Scenes Unseen, Unreleased and Uncompleted Films from the World's Master Filmmakers, 1912-1990
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 1991

James Naremore
Acting in the Cinema
Berkeley, Los Angeles and London, 1988

Edward Wagenknecht Stars of the Silents Edward Wagenknecht
Stars of the Silents
Metuchen, N.J., & London, 1987

Ann Lloyd (ed.) Movies of the Silent Years Ann Lloyd (ed.)
Movies of the Silent Years
London, 1985

James Robert Parish and William T. Leonard with Gregory W. Mank and Charles Hoyt
The Funsters
New Rochelle, New York, 1979

Kevin Brownlow The Parade's Gone by... Kevin Brownlow
The Parade's Gone by...
Berkeley and Los Angeles, California, 1976

Richard Koszarski
Hollywood Directors, 1914-1940
New York, 1976

Walter Kerr The Silent Clowns Walter Kerr
The Silent Clowns
New York, 1975

Stanley Hochman (ed.)
A Library of Film Criticism, American Film Directors
New York, 1974

William Kuhns
Movies in America
Dayton, OH, 1972

Friederike Mat (ed.) Unsere Filmlieblinge Friederike Mat (ed.)
Unsere Filmlieblinge, Ein Bilderbuch
Wien, München, Düsseödorf, Bozen, 1956

Cedric Osmond Bermingham (editor) Stars of the Screen 1931 Cedric Osmond Bermingham (editor)
Stars of the Screen 1931, A volume of biographies of contemporary actors and actresses engaged in photoplay throughout the world
London, [1931]

Charles Donald Fox and Milton L. Silver (eds.) Who's Who on the Screen Charles Donald Fox and Milton L. Silver (eds.)
Who's Who on the Screen
New York City, 1920

Books with an entry on Charles Chaplin

Richard Abel (ed.) Encyclopedia of early cinema Richard Abel (ed.)
Encyclopedia of early cinema
London and New York, 2005

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Brian McFarlane (ed.) The Encyclopedia of British Film Brian McFarlane (ed.)
The Encyclopedia of British Film
London, 2003

Kay Weniger Das große Personenlexikon des Films Kay Weniger
Das große Personenlexikon des Films, Zweiter Band, C-F
Berlin, 2001

Larry Langman Destination Hollywood Larry Langman
Destination Hollywood, The Influence of Europeans on American Filmmaking
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 2000

Roy Liebman Silent Film Performers Roy Liebman
Silent Film Performers, An Annotated Bibliography of Published, Unpublished and Archival Sources for over 350 Actors and Actresses
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 1996

Joe Franklin Encyclopedia of Comedians Joe Franklin
Encyclopedia of Comedians
Secaucus, N.J., 1979

Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor The American movies reference book Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor
The American movies reference book, The sound era
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969

Martin J. Quigley (ed.) The Motion Picture Almanac Martin J. Quigley (ed.)
The Motion Picture Almanac, Big Stars in Big Pictures
Chicago, Ill., 1929

Charles Donald Fox Mirrors of Hollywood Charles Donald Fox
Mirrors of Hollywood, with brief biographies of favorite film folk
New York, 1925

 Motion Picture Studio Directory
Motion Picture Studio Directory, Trade Manual 1921
New York, 1921

Books with photograph(s) of Charles Chaplin

John Richard Finch and Paul Elby Close-Ups John Richard Finch and Paul Elby
Close-Ups, From the Golden Age of the Silent Cinema
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1978

Mary Dawn Earley
Stars of the Twenties, Observed by James Abbe
New York, 1975

Articles on Charles Chaplin

Josef Nagel, Kunst & Kommerz, Ausstellung: "Charlie, the Bestseller", in: Filmdienst, nr. 7, 2012 pp. 12

Charles J. Maland, Chaplin and Silent Film Comedy, in: Cynthia Lucia, Roy Grundmann, and Art Simon (ed.), The Wiley-Blackwell History of American Film, Malden, MA, Oxford, Chisester, 2012

Ein Genie wie du und ich, in: Ray, nr. 12, 2009 pp. 36-40

Stephen M. Weissman, Charlie Chaplin's film heroines, in: Film History, vol. 8, 1996 pp. 439-445

Films

1914
Dough and Dynamite
A Busy Day
The Knockout
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Her Friend the Bandit
The New Janitor
His Trysting Place
Making a Living
Kid Auto Races at Venice
Mabel's Strange Predicament
Between Showers
A Film Johnnie
Tango Tangles
His Favorite Pastime
Cruel, Cruel Love
The Star Boarder
Mabel at the Wheel
Twenty Minutes of Love
Caught in a Cabaret
Caught in the Rain
The Fatal Mallet
Mabel's Busy Day
Mabel's Married Life
Laughing Gas
The Property Man
The Face on the Bar Room Floor
Recreation
The Masquerader
His New Profession
The Rounders
Those Love Pangs
Gentlemen of Nerve
His Musical Career
Getting Acquainted
His Prehistoric Past

1915
The Champion
The Tramp
A Burlesque on Carmen
His New Job
A Night Out
In the Park
A Jitney Elopement
By the Sea
Work
The Bank
Shanghaied
A Night in the Show
A Woman

1916
The Count
The Floorwalker
The Pawnshop
Behind the Screen
The Vagabond
Police
The Fireman
One A.M.
The Rink

1917
The Immigrant
The Cure
Easy Street
The Adventurer

1918
A Dog's Life
Shoulder Arms
Triple Trouble
The Bond

1919
Sunnyside
A Day's Pleasure

1921
The Kid
The Idle Class
The Nut

1922
Pay Day

1923
Hollywood
Souls for Sale
A Woman of Paris
The Pilgrim

1925
The Gold Rush

1928
The Circus
Show People

1931
City Lights

1932
The Movie Album
Cynara

1936
Modern Times

1940
Der ewige Jude
The Great Dictator

1947
Monsieur Verdoux

1950
Fifty Years Before Your Eyes
The Golden Twenties

1952
Limelight

1957
A King in New York

1961
Days of Thrills and Laughter

1964
The Big Parade of Comedy

1967
A Countess from Hong Kong

1969
The Adding Machine

1975
Brother Can You Spare a Dime

1976
The Gentleman Tramp

1992
Chaplin

1995
The Celluloid Closet

2007
Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence

2011
W.E.

2012
Iron Sky

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