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- PublisherJR Books Ltd
- Publication date1769
- ISBN 10 1906779503
- ISBN 13 9781906779504
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
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Chaplin: A Life
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Quarto Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, 2009
ISBN 10: 1906779503
ISBN 13: 9781906779504
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Born in London in 1889, Charlie Chaplin grew up in dire poverty. Both his parents were in show business, but severe alcoholism cut short his father's flourishing career, and his beloved mother first lost her voice, then lost her mind through syphilis. Charlie, at the age of seven, was committed to the Hanwell School for Orphans and Destitute Children. How then did this poor, lonely child become such an extraordinary comedian, known and celebrated worldwide? Weissman traces Chaplin's life and the sources of his genius in fascinating detail, demonstrating how his tragic childhood shaped his personality and his art. Infamous for his politics and his scandalous sex life - both of which Weissman contextualises and analyses - Chaplin was a much more complex and contradictory character than has hitherto been known. Weisman shows, for example, how the rescue of the downtrodden female manifests itself in many of his films, and that Limelight is filled with references to an alcoholic father. Including cutting his teeth as a youngster in British music halls and Mack Sennett of Keystone Films spotting him in a vaudeville troupe and whisking him off to Hollywood and how, three years later he was a millionaire, Weissman brilliantly illuminates both the screen legend and the turbulent era through which he lived and worked. It is a rich and compelling story. Stephen Weissman MD is on the faculty of the Washington School of Psychiatry. He has previous written His Brother's Keeper: A Psychobiography of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and held guest lectures on Chaplin to the School of Cinematic Arts in California. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR003286820
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Condition: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind. Seller Inventory # wbs5608085100
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Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Seller Inventory # 8688299
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Chaplin; A Life
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JR Books Ltd, London, UK, 2009
ISBN 10: 1906779503
ISBN 13: 9781906779504
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First printing. Well bound in clean black cloth boards with silver titling to spine. Corners and spine ends all fine. Text pages, end papers and illustrations are all clean with no markings or inscriptions. D/J is unclipped with just the lightest of shelf wear. Despatched same or next working day in protective packaging. Seller Inventory # 009178
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Published In 2009 : 1st. Edition : 1st. Printing : Full Printing Numbers Listed , 1 - 10 : JR Books : Pristine Copy : Overall , A Very Nice Book : Seller Inventory # 7 - 20778
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