75: Charlie Chaplin

What this episode covers

Charlie Chaplin is a true story of rags to riches stardom. Starting out in the poorest area of London, Charlie acted his way to be one of the most iconic stars in Hollywood history. Join Emileigh and Morgan as they examine his life, his very high highs, and his very low lows.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources   “Overview of His Life”  https://www.charliechaplin.com/en/articles/21-Overview-of-His-Life   The Birth of The Tramp (2019)   “Charlie Chaplin” by Ann Douglas (Jun 8 1998) for TIME Magazine  https://web.archive.org/web/20110531034618/http://www.time.com/time/time100/artists/profile/chaplin.html   “40 Years Ago: The Birth of the Chaplin Award” by Martin E. Segal (Mar 30 2012) https://web.archive.org/web/20120502165257/http://www.filmlinc.com/blog/entry/the-birth-of-the-chaplin-award   “Chaplin’s World museum opens its doors in Switzerland” by Ania Poullain-Majchrzak (Apr 18 2016) https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chaplin-museum-idUSKCN0XF212/   “Charlie Chaplins gather in their hundreds to set world record - video” (Apr 16 2017) https://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2017/apr/17/charlie-chaplins-gather-in-their-hundreds-to-set-world-record-video   “Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)”  https://web.archive.org/web/20180501143558/http://www.blueplaqueplaces.co.uk/subject/sir-charlie-chaplin-2190#.Wuh7XHbP32c   “Charlie Chaplin’s family see the funny side of film about his corpse being stolen” by Geoffrey Macnab (Aug 24 2018) https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/charlie-chaplin-s-family-see-the-funny-side-of-film-about-his-corpse-being-stolen-9697758.html   “1975: Comic genius Chaplin is knighted”  http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/4/newsid_2794000/2794107.stm   https://vault.fbi.gov/charlie-chaplin/charlie-chaplin-part-01-of-10/view   “MI5 spied on Charlie Chaplin after FBI asked for help to banish him from US” by Richard Norton-Taylor (Feb 16 2012) https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/feb/17/mi5-spied-on-charlie-chaplin   “Charlie Chaplin’s Wives”  https://www.charliechaplin.com/en/articles/220-Charlie-Chaplin-s-Wives   “How Charlie Chaplin Changed Paternity Laws in America” by Garin Pirnia (Apr 16 2022) https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/63158/how-charlie-chaplin-changed-paternity-laws-america   “When Chaplin’s corpse was kidnapped” by Micahel van Orsouw (Jun 13 2023) https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2023/06/when-chaplins-corpse-was-kidnapped/   “Charlie Chaplin” by Harold L. Erickson & Michael Barson (updated Aug 3 2024) https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charlie-Chaplin/The-sound-era-City-Lights-to-Limelight   “When Chaplin played father” by David Thomas (Dec 26 2002) https://web.archive.org/web/20120715051303/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3587749/When-Chaplin-played-father.html Sound Credits: Music by GregorQuendel https://pixabay.com/music/vintage-ragtime-dimples-and-smiles-1913-alfred-h-cooper-214097/

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