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Eyman Scott
Charlie Chaplin Vs. America When Art Sex And Politics Collided
Charlie Chaplin Vs. America When Art Sex And Politics Collided
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Description: The remarkable must - read story of Charlie Chaplin's years of exile from the United States during the postwar Red Scare and how it ruined his film career from bestselling biographer Scott Eyman. Bestselling Hollywood biographer and film historian Scott Eyman tells the story of Charlie Chaplin's fall from grace. In the aftermath of World War Two Chaplin was criticized for being politically liberal and internationalist in outlook. He had never become a US 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 US from a trip abroad he settled in Switzerland and made his last two films in London In Charlie Chaplin vs. America bestselling author Scott Eyman explores the life and times of the movie genius who brought us such masterpieces as City Lights and Modern Times. This is a perceptive insightful portrait of Chaplin and of an America consumed by political turmoil.
Title: Charlie Chaplin Vs. America When Art Sex And Politics Collided
Author(s): Eyman Scott
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Barcode: 9781982176358
Pages: 432 Pages, 16-Pg B 1-C Part Openers;
Publication Date: 10/31/2023
Category: Biography: Arts & Entertainment
Description: The remarkable must - read story of Charlie Chaplin's years of exile from the United States during the postwar Red Scare and how it ruined his film career from bestselling biographer Scott Eyman. Bestselling Hollywood biographer and film historian Scott Eyman tells the story of Charlie Chaplin's fall from grace. In the aftermath of World War Two Chaplin was criticized for being politically liberal and internationalist in outlook. He had never become a US 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 US from a trip abroad he settled in Switzerland and made his last two films in London In Charlie Chaplin vs. America bestselling author Scott Eyman explores the life and times of the movie genius who brought us such masterpieces as City Lights and Modern Times. This is a perceptive insightful portrait of Chaplin and of an America consumed by political turmoil.
Title: Charlie Chaplin Vs. America When Art Sex And Politics Collided
Author(s): Eyman Scott
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Barcode: 9781982176358
Pages: 432 Pages, 16-Pg B 1-C Part Openers;
Publication Date: 10/31/2023
Category: Biography: Arts & Entertainment