An illustrated glossary of film terms

GEDULD, Harry M.

HOLT. RINEHART AND WINSTON

Charlie Chaplin once said, “Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long shot.”Chaplin released the first of his four autobiographies in 1916 when he was on top of the world. He had just signed to appear in films for Mutual Company for the massive sum of $670,000. Three years earlier, he was earning $150 per week.However, within weeks of its release, his autobiography was withdrawn by its publisher, and all copies were thought to have been destroyed due to accusations of “ghost-writing” and Chaplin being less than accurate with the truth of his life.Charlie Chaplin’s Own Story covers Chaplin’s earliest life through his first brushes with fame and depicts Chaplin as he wished to be seen in 1916. Its naivete and pseudo-Dickensian portrayal of Chaplin’s childhood give us an invaluable glimpse into the psyche of the man behind “The Little Tramp.”Honoring the 130th anniversary of Chaplin’s birth, this unique edition is illustrated with more than 20 black-and-white photographs. Professor Harry M. Geduld provides a unique and authoritative introduction to Chaplin’s earliest theatrical career, which Chaplin himself discussed only sporadically.

Charlie Chaplin's Own Story

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Indiana University Press

<p>Surveys the events and personalities leading to the transition from silent to sound cinema, from Edison's 1877 phonograph to the 1929 success of Jolson's Jazz Singer, and the effects of sound on Hollywood film production</p>

The Birth of the Talkies: From Edison to Jolson

Humor & Entertainment

Indiana Univ. Press

<p>This first of Chaplin's two published autobiographies has been nearly inaccessible until now. Covering the period of Chaplin's life from his obscure birth to his signing, in 1916, of a $670,000 contract with the Mutual Film Corporation, the book has usually been dismissed as a ghostwritten and unreliable fabrication. Chaplin biographer John McCabe, however, observes that "at times the book is certainly accurate in spirit if not in detail." The republication of Charlie Chaplin's Own Story enables readers to discover how at the age of twenty-seven "the most popular man in the world" wished to be viewed by a public who knew him almost exclusively as the inefatigable Tramp. This work is the most elaborate and intriguing of Chaplin's fictionalized self-portraits. Professor Geduld's detailed introduction provides an authoritative account of Chaplin's theatrical career, which Chaplin covers erratically. Extensive annotations deal with little-known aspects of Chaplin's early life.</p>

Chapliniana: A Commentary on Charlie Chaplin's 81 Movies : The Keystone Films [Apr 01, 1987] Geduld, Harry M. ... 0253313368

Chapliniana: A Commentary on Charlie Chaplin's 81 Movies : The Keystone Films

Arts & Photography

Performing Arts

Indiana Univ. Pr

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Thames&Hudson

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