{"product_id":"charlie-chaplin-vs-america-scott-eyman-9798885798235","title":"Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe remarkable, must-read story of Charlie Chaplin's years of exile from the United States during the postwar Red Scare, and how it ruined his film career, from bestselling biographer Scott Eyman.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBestselling Hollywood biographer and film historian Scott Eyman tells the story of Charlie Chaplin's fall from grace. In the aftermath of World War Two, Chaplin was criticized for being politically liberal and internationalist in outlook. He had never become a US citizen, something that would be held against him as xenophobia set in when the postwar Red Scare took hold. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePolitics aside, Chaplin had another problem: his sexual interest in young women. He had been married three times and had had numerous affairs. In the 1940s, he was the subject of a paternity suit, which he lost, despite blood tests that proved he was not the father. His sexuality became a convenient way for those who opposed his politics to condemn him. Refused permission to return to the US from a trip abroad, he settled in Switzerland, and made his last two films in London \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCharlie Chaplin vs. America\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling author Scott Eyman explores the life and times of the movie genius who brought us such masterpieces as \u003ci\u003eCity Lights\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eModern Times\u003c\/i\u003e. This is a perceptive, insightful portrait of Chaplin and of an America consumed by political turmoil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Eyman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798885798235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thorndike Press Large Print\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Library Binding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.66h x 5.51w x 1.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Scott Eyman","offers":[{"title":"Library Binding","offer_id":44790016770303,"sku":"9798885798235","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_683a7847-58ad-41f5-b149-e16d01f90ba1.jpg?v=1707287716","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/charlie-chaplin-vs-america-scott-eyman-9798885798235","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}