Charlie Chaplin vs. America : when art, sex, and politics collided /
In the aftermath of World War Two, Charlie Chaplin was criticized for being politically liberal and internationalist in outlook. He had never become a U.S. citizen, something that would be held against him as xenophobia set in when the postwar Red Scare took hold. Politics aside, Chaplin had another...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
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| Summary: | In the aftermath of World War Two, Charlie Chaplin was criticized for being politically liberal and internationalist in outlook. He had never become a U.S. citizen, something that would be held against him as xenophobia set in when the postwar Red Scare took hold. Politics aside, Chaplin had another problem, his sexual interest in young women. He had been married three times and had had numerous affairs. In the 1940s, he was the subject of a paternity suit, which he lost, despite blood tests that proved he was not the father. His sexuality became a convenient way for those who opposed his politics to condemn him. Refused permission to return to the United States from a trip abroad, he settled in Switzerland and made his last two films in London. Eyman explores the life and times of the movie genius and of an America consumed by political turmoil |
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| Physical Description: | 416 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781982176358 1982176350 9781982176365 1982176369 |