In today's interview, I speak with Lisa Stein Haven, a Professor of English at Ohio University and expert in all things Charlie Chaplin. She has written extensively on the actor and director and hosted the first international Charlie Chaplin conference ever held on American soil in 2010, the 100th anniversary of Charlie's first trip to America. In addition to several works on Charlie Chaplin, she has published books about hi brother Syd Chaplin and Max Linder. She joins the show to talk about her latest book, The Early Years of Charlie Chaplin: Final Shorts and First Features.
Listen to hear how Chaplin dealt with the media when he was making movies, what type of person Chaplin truly was, and why Chaplin has been such an inspiration to actors over the last century.
Books mentioned in this episode include:
The Early Years of Charlie Chaplin: Final Shorts and First Features by Lisa Stein Haven
My Autobiography by Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin: His Life and Art by David Robinson
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Forthcoming book about Buster Keaton by Lisa Stein Haven
Forthcoming book about Monty Banks by Lisa Stein Haven
Films mentioned in this episode include:
The Gold Rush directed by Charlie Chaplin
City Lights directed by Charlie Chaplin
The Great Dictator directed by Charlie Chaplin
Sunrise directed by Andrew Baird
The Manchurian Candidate directed by John Frankenheimer
Ed Wood directed by Tim Burton
Raiders of the Lost Ark directed by Steven Spielberg
North by Northwest directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Follow Lisa on Instagram (@lisasteinhaven) and check out her Amazon Author Page for links to all of her books.
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