Charlie Chaplin: A Brief Life Clay McLeod Chapman and around the world

and around the world

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In the very darkest hour

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1998 (0-471-28366-5) 260 pp

Charlie Chaplin: A Brief Life Clay McLeod Chapman and around the worldA brief yet definitive new biography of one of film's greatest legends: perfect for readers who want to know more about the iconic star but who don't want to commit to a lengthy work. He was the very first icon of the silver screen and is one of the most recognizable of Hollywood faces, even a hundred years after his first film. But what of the man behind the moustache? Peter Ackroyd's new biography turns the spotlight on Chaplin's life as well as his