A Silent Comedy Star Whose Legendary Slapstick Routines Are Recognisable To This Day, Charles 'charlie' Chaplin's My Autobiography Is An Incomparably Vivid Account Of The Life Of One Of The Greatest Filmmakers And Comedians, With An Introduction By David Robinsonas A Child, Charlie Chaplin Was Awed And Inspired By The Sight Of Glamorous Vaudeville Stars Passing His Home, And From Then On He Never Lost His Ambition To Become An Actor. Chaplin's Film Career As The Little Tramp Adored By The Whole World Is The Stuff Of Legend, But This Frank Autobiography Shows Another Side. Born Into A Theatrical Family, Chaplin's Father Died Of Drink While His Mother, Unable To Bear The Poverty, Suffered From Bouts Of Insanity.