Book Specs
Binding
Trade Paper
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Published on
Apr 24, 2003
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
7.76x5.08x1.20 Inches
Weight
0.77 Pounds
About the Book
Born into a theatrical family, Chaplin's father died of drink while his mother, unable to bear the poverty, suffered from bouts of insanity, Chaplin embarked on a film-making career which won him immeasurable success, as well as intense controversy. His extraordinary autobiography was first published in 1964 and was written almost entirely without reference to documentation - simply as an astonishing feat of memory by a 75 year old man. It is an incomparably vivid reconstruction of a poor London childhood, the music hall and then his prodigious life in the movies.