tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post6645713126986235023..comments2024-03-28T03:27:52.615-07:00Comments on My Love Of Old Hollywood: Sir Charles "Charlie" Chaplin (1889-1977)Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15063277863578004836noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-90149076492581069442012-11-14T11:24:00.575-08:002012-11-14T11:24:00.575-08:00Hi Tracy.
Thanks so much for stopping by and com...Hi Tracy. <br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting about your recent opportunity to study Chaplin's work. I'm quite fond of him while realizing he made some pretty bad choices in his personal life. It was a different time back then which I accept.<br /><br />It's heartbreaking to know he worried that he would be forgotten. His talents were far superior to any comedian we've been exposed to since his brilliant work on screen.<br /><br />I would love to take a class on his career. That had to be a lot of fun.<br />Now that you've found my place I hope you'll stop by and join in on the discussion often. There are a ton of articles in my archives. I'll also be featuring Charlie's fabulous mansions in my Hollywood at Home series. I think you'll enjoy that.<br />All the best!<br />Page<br /><br />Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063277863578004836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-40418959709264265012012-11-13T23:13:55.891-08:002012-11-13T23:13:55.891-08:00I just found your site and love this biography you...I just found your site and love this biography you did on Mr. Chaplin. I just had the pleasure of taking a college film class built entirely on Mr. Chaplin and his career. We had to watch a good size portion of his films and, while he may have had issues in his personal life, his career was stellar.Tracy Oeserhttp://www.ink-bytes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-63809655786016183962012-01-06T12:41:02.321-08:002012-01-06T12:41:02.321-08:00Missy,
Thanks for the info! I actually changed th...Missy, <br />Thanks for the info! I actually changed the Honorary Oscar date to 1971 after two other bio's with that date so I went back and forth. (Now corrected)<br />I adore Charlie so it's always nice to hear from other fans.<br />Please come back often and join in on our discussions.<br />PagePagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063277863578004836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-13057579037675764442012-01-05T20:28:09.746-08:002012-01-05T20:28:09.746-08:00Hello -
I really enjoyed reading your post; your...Hello - <br /><br />I really enjoyed reading your post; your love and respect for Charlie really shines through! :-) <br /><br />Just a few quick comments in kinship from a fellow Charlie fan, based mostly on some info I myself was enlightened with not long ago: <br /><br />1) Charlie received his honorary Oscar in 1972, not 1971.<br /><br />2) The photo right below the one of Charlie and Jackie Coogan in "The Kid" is not Charlie but a very good impersonator. This exact pic has fooled a lot of fans, including yours truly when it was pointed out to me in a comment on one of my Chaplin YouTube videos (after which I swapped that pic out for one I *knew* for sure was Charlie). <br /><br />3) I don't think Stan Laurel and Charlie appeared in any movies together (not counting documentaries, etc.), but if you know of any that they did, I'd love to hear it. I always used to wish Charlie would've done a film with Laurel & Hardy - 3 clowns of the bowler hats! lol<br /><br />4) I also think Charlie and Edna's relationship might have started a year earlier in 1915, since that was the year he started with Essanay and also started Edna as his leading lady. I certainly could be wrong; this may just be a widely-assumed "fact" as of course he was known to be involved with his leading ladies.<br /><br />Yeah, I know I may seem too nit-picky, but that's one mixed-bag trait I seem to share with Charlie. ;-) I was a university music major and later switched to IT - so I sorta had perfection drilled into me. But being all too human I've still remained far from perfect. :)<br /><br />Anyways, thanks for sharing your Charlie love and please keep it goin'! <br /><br />Best wishes,<br />MissyMissy316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-67733422193536671142011-08-27T11:48:09.934-07:002011-08-27T11:48:09.934-07:00Hi VG,
So glad you enjoyed the Chaplin post. A ge...Hi VG,<br />So glad you enjoyed the Chaplin post. A genius that deserves kudos often. It sounds like you have a fantastic job teaching our youth. <br /><br />I hope that you'll return often and look through the archives for other posts. I'll be back to blogging shortly.<br />PagePagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063277863578004836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-90622126188065534742011-08-09T10:49:41.945-07:002011-08-09T10:49:41.945-07:00Great post! Got your link via Sucks BB board. I te...Great post! Got your link via Sucks BB board. I teach drama and I show The Kid every year to my students, then have them create a scene without words to CC's music. I love seeing how Chaplin effortlessly reaches across time to <br />my 4th & 5th grade students who watch entranced, despite the ancient technologies of b&w film and no words.Village Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10299021164466991478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-16561555768841546962011-07-27T14:29:22.145-07:002011-07-27T14:29:22.145-07:00My favorite Chaplin movie has GOT to be The Gold R...My favorite Chaplin movie has GOT to be The Gold Rush, it's hard to choose favorites after that for me. If only I got the chance to see one of his films when they came out. That must've been wonderful if you were alive then. Truly amazing what that man created for the silver screen. Not only was he an actor to his films, he also directed, produced, wrote, and composed many of the movies he made. He deserved an Oscar for every film he ever made, too. I think his Honorary Oscar was to represent each award he should have won for each picture. If you haven't read Chaplin's autobiography, "My Autobiography", you should read it and you'd find out a lot about the man behind the Tramp. Although parts of it are some what vague, its quite interesting. And i must agree with ClassicBecky, there were some things that i didn't know about. Like the farmers stealing his body, how pathetic that is. I can only imagine what it must have been to meet him, magical i'm guessing. Thanks for posting this! Being a huge Chaplin myself, it's good to see others enjoy his work just as much as i do!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04143126751626309681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-4509819433183359492011-07-21T11:38:57.554-07:002011-07-21T11:38:57.554-07:00Page, I really lost out by not seeing this post. ...Page, I really lost out by not seeing this post. You have certainly proven your talent in not only your funny pictorials, but this kind of review as well. My gosh, Chaplin was a busy little bee! All these very young girls, all the affairs, babies everywhere, and genius movies as well. <br /><br />My favorites of Chaplin's movies are (1)The Kid (2) Modern times (3) City Lights (4) The Great Dictator (5) Gold Rush. There are so many more. The man was an incredible filmmaker and actor. Not so good at private life, but then my honey Errol Flynn was the same way! He also liked young women (girls) up the end of his life.<br /><br />You know, just knowing Chaplin kept Edna on his payroll like that says a lot about a good heart. And knowing his fear of being forgotten, as well as how badly he was treated during the McCarthy Era (it ruined so many live), it makes perfect sense that he cried at the Oscars honoring him. I remember I cried too. It meant so much to him.<br /><br />Can you imagine being low-life enough to steal Chaplin's body? That is so sick and terrible. I never knew about that. There are a lot of things in your article that I never knew before. Honestly, this is your best non-snark work. Kudos, Page!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.com