{"product_id":"charlie-chaplin-vs-america-when-art-sex-and-politics-collided-9798885798235","title":"Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided","description":"\"\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScott Eyman was formerly the literary critic at \u003ci\u003eThe Palm Beach Post\u003c\/i\u003e and is the author or coauthor of sixteen books, including the bestseller \u003ci\u003eJohn Wayne\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePieces of My Heart\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYou Must Remember This\u003c\/i\u003e with actor Robert Wagner. Eyman also writes book reviews for \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e. He and his wife, Lynn, live in West Palm Beach\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Thorndike Press Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619585790226,"sku":"9798885798235","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3177566d-87e9-4b26-afc9-937c75b6b356.jpg?v=1737282609","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/charlie-chaplin-vs-america-when-art-sex-and-politics-collided-9798885798235","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}