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Mother
Episode 6 of 10
The fate of his mother. Charlie Chaplin reveals how he became a legend of the silent cinema screen, read by Nigel Hawthorne.
Repercussions from the fate of his mother. Charlie Chaplin reveals how he became a legend of the silent cinema screen.
Charlie Chaplin (1889-1975) rose from a destitute childhood to become perhaps the greatest comedian and filmmakers of them all.
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.
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