My Autobiography Charles Chaplin

His fairy tale life began in London workhouses and humiliating poverty. His hand to mouth struggle continued though out his years as a juvenile actor. At 21 a member of a traveling music hall company, he came to America and stumbled into the infant movie industry. When suddenly on day "The Tramp" was born and Charles Chaplin rocked to dazzling success and fabulous fortune. With extraordinary detail, Chaplin recalls his life as an artist- how he evolved his style, his plots, chose his leading ladies. With equal cantor he tells the story of his personal life, his marriages a degrading paternity suit, the political accusations that made him decide to leave the United States. And finally, he writes with evocative warmth of the happy ending, his idyllic life in Switzerland with Oona and their eight children. A moving picture of the hero as himself. A truly fascinating book.