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Charlie Chaplin explains how he became a cinema: a childhood of impending destitution. Read by Nigel Hawthorne.

Charlie Chaplin (1889-1975) rose from a destitute childhood to become perhaps the greatest comedian and filmmakers of them all.

At the start of his story, however, a sad fate awaits...

First published in 1964, Nigel Hawthorne reads the extraordinary story of how Sir Charlie Chaplin became a silent cinema comedy legend renowned for his on-screen slapstick. Abridged in ten parts by Donald Bancroft.

Producer: Gerry Jones

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 1989.

15 minutes

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Tue 2 Apr 2019 02:45
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