Irish playwright St John Ervine (1883 – 1971) wrote the attached article for Vanity Fair in an attempt to understand Chaplin’s widespread popularity; rich and poor, highbrow and lowbrow, all enjoyed his movies.
“Mr. Chaplin is the small boy realizing his ambitions.”
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