Jul 1, 2025
Charlie Chaplin in the editing room at Chaplin Studios, 1918.
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Charlie Chaplin in the editing room at Chaplin Studios, 1918.
From Family, Hollywood cultural embeddedness, My Jewish heritage, and West Hollywood neighborhood When Grandpa Charlie was a teenager in Chi
Charlie Chaplin sold Chaplin Studios in 1953. It went through several owners before CBS purchased it in 1962 to film Perry Mason. Jack Benny and Red Skelton filmed here too.
It became A & M Records in 1966. And The Jim Henson Company in 1999. And today it’s currently for sale.
Credit: Alison Martino; Vintage Los Angeles fb group
Charlie Chaplin and Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast at Chaplin Studios, 1923.
Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast was a friend of Charlie’s and worked as associate director on “The Gold Rush”
LaBrea just south of Sunset as seen in Murder by Contract (1958)
Charlie Chaplin and Mary Irene Curzon, Baroness Ravensdale of Kedleston who was a guest to Chaplin Studios during production of "The Circus" October 1926.
Charlie Chaplin and Madame Olga Petrova, stage and screen actress visits set of "Shoulder Arms" July 9th 1918. Born Muriel Harding in England 1884, later changing her name to something right out of the Russian Empire. Brother Sydney in bottom photo.
Charlie would have been shooting scenes he discarded depicting him as a family man and Army draftee.
Top and bottom photo credit to my facebook friend Shunichi Ohkubo.
Charlie Chaplin and Sir Harry Lauder on set of "The Kid", 1922. This was Harry's second visit to Chaplin Studios.
"Henry Lauder (August 4th 1870 – February 26th 1950), known professionally as Harry Lauder, was an international Scottish entertainer and star of the British Music Halls, he was described by Winston Churchill as “Scotland’s greatest ever ambassador".