Charlie Chaplin, Director

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CharlieChaplin,Director Donna Kornhaber CHARLIE CHAPLIN, DIRECTOR northwestern university press evanston, illinois Northwestern University Press www.nupress.northwestern.edu Copyright © 2014 by Donna Kornhaber. Published by Northwestern University Press. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kornhaber, Donna, 1979– author. Charlie Chaplin, director / Donna Kornhaber. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8101-2952-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Chaplin, Charlie, 1889–1977—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Motion picture producers and directors—United States. 3. Motion pictures—Production and direction—United States. I. Title. PN2287.C5K67 2014 791.430233092—dc23 2013035621 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. For Cyrus and Sophia I am always saying that we must let the films themselves teach us how to look at them and how to think about them. —Stanley Cavell, Pursuits of Happiness ...