My Autobiography
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
The life of the silent film and comedy icon, in his own words—“the best autobiography every ever written by an actor . . . an astonishing work” (Chicago Tribune)
Take an unforgettable journey with the man George Bernard Shaw called “the only genius to come out of the movie industry” as he moves from his impoverished South London childhood to the heights of Hollywood wealth and fame; from the McCarthy-era investigations to his founding of United Artists to his “reverse migration” back to Europe.
Charlie Chaplin’s heartfelt and hilarious autobiography—one of the very first celebrity memoirs—tells the story of his life, showcasing all the charms, peculiarities and deeply-held beliefs that made him such an endearing and lasting character.
Re-issued as part of Melville House’s Neversink Library, My Autobiography offers dedicated Chaplin fans and casual admirers alike an astonishing glimpse into the heart and the mind of Hollywood’s original genius maverick.
Customer Reviews
A Great book
I have no doubt he wrote the book himself. A genius and a keen learner. He enjoyed dropping big names, most of which were fascinating people like him.
Fine
Chaplin was a great man—unaffected and truly caring for his fellow man. I would have felt privileged to know him.
Definitely Recommend
I have to admit, the first quarter of the book is my favorite part--Charlie's impoverished youth in London. It is a very acute description of poverty in late Victorian days, with no self pity. His experience as a child performer in music halls obviously was an education that served him well in early Hollywood. He was basically self-taught but this does not get in the way of a well written autobiography--definitely better than most Hollywood memoirs. If he is to be completely believed, he was awfully politically naive as well as naive with the very young ladies he took up with. Charlie was certainly a celebrity groupie. He meets with Gandhi, Einstein, Churchill, H. G. Wells, Pola Negri and everyone in between. He never seems to have turned down a dinner or invitation of any kind. The book is a little too long (just say no to meeting another celebrity) and ends abruptly.