Sir Charlie Chaplin: the funniest man in the world

A Newbery Medalist presents one of the most compelling rags-to-riches stories of modern times, in this biography of the legendary Little Tramp, Charlie Chaplin. Includes archival prints and photos

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Main Author: Fleischman, Sid 1920-2010 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Greenwillow Books 2010
Edition:1st ed
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Summary:A Newbery Medalist presents one of the most compelling rags-to-riches stories of modern times, in this biography of the legendary Little Tramp, Charlie Chaplin. Includes archival prints and photos
Item Description:The boy in the blue overcoat -- Bleak houses -- Life in the booby hatch -- Life with father -- Poster boy -- On becoming invisible -- Enter, Sherlock Holmes -- Don't mug too much -- A red nose -- The tipsy gentleman -- A comedian amid the orange groves -- The galloping tintypes -- The lens louse -- Mable, the movie star -- Opus one: the sleepwalker -- Charlie and the ten grand rumor -- Charlie and the cross-eyed man -- The millionaire tramp -- Dawn on Sunset Boulevard -- A marriage of mayflies -- Where's Charlie? -- Room service -- The eternal washtub -- Deja woes -- Dancing around the stake -- Silence spoken here -- The impertinent gesture -- Five francs a glance -- The red flag -- Welcome to Tomania -- The phantom Jew -- The cockney cad -- Throw the rascal out! -- So long, Charlie -- Takes and mistakes -- Brimstone in the air -- Sir Charlie -- A life in concrete
Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-260) and index
Filmography: p. 261-263
Physical Description:vi, 268 p. ill., ports 27 cm
ISBN:9780061896408
0061896403
9780061896415
0061896411

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