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On the cusp of superstardom, Charlie Chaplin writes home

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Shaun Usher
Aug 09, 2024
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Charlie Chaplin wrote the following letter on this day in 1914. In 1985 it featured in David Robinson’s excellent biography, Chaplin: His Life and Art, a revised edition of which arrived in 2001. All typos are Chaplin’s.

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