Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp in America, 1947-77 / Lisa Stein Haven.

This book focuses on the re-invigoration of Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp persona in America from the point at which Chaplin reached the acme of his disfavor in the States, promoted by the media, through his departure from America forever in 1952, and ending with his death in Switzerland in 19...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Haven, Lisa Stein (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
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Table of Contents:
  • Dedication ; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Figures ; Chapter 1: Introduction: The Death of the Little Tramp and Chaplin in the Aftermath; Chaplin's Farewell to the Little Tramp; Chaplin in America, 1941-1952; Switzerland, 1953-1977; Return to America, April 1972; Overview of Chapters; Chapter 2: Bohemian Writers and the Resurrection of the Little Tramp; Chapter 3: The Beat Chaplinists; Chapter 4: Seeing Charlie: Legal and Illegal Chaplin Screenings, 1947-1977; Chapter 5: Narrativizing Charlie in Print and Film; Chapter 6: Selling Charlie.
  • Epilogue: The Little Tramp's Continuing Longevity, Post-1977Notes; Chapter 2: Bohemian Writers and the Resurrection of the Little Tramp; Notes; Chapter 3: The Beat Chaplinists; Bob Kaufman; Jack Kerouac; Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky; Outline Placeholder; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 4: Seeing Charlie: Legal and Illegal Chaplin Screenings; Film Societies; Revival Theaters/Cinemas; Public Schools and Libraries175; Hippie Hangouts; Television Broadcasts; Notes; Chapter 5: Narrativizing Charlie in Print and Film; Notes; Chapter 6: Selling Charlie; Notes.
  • Epilogue: The Little Tramp's Continuing Longevity, post-1977Notes; Appendix A: Film Screening and Television Broadcast Tables; Chaplin Film Screenings1; Television Broadcasts; Notes; Appendix B: Home Movie Catalog Offerings (A Select Group); Bibliography; Index.