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    Chaplin
    (TriStar Pictures, 1992) Richard Attenborough
    An elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, recounting his amazing journey from his poverty-stricken childhood to world-wide success after the ingenious invention of the Little Tramp.
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    My autobiography
    (Penguin Classics, 2003-04-24) Charlie Chaplin
    The life of the silent film and comedy icon, in his own words—“the best autobiography every ever written by an actor . . . an astonishing work” (Chicago Tribune) Take an unforgettable journey with the man George Bernard Shaw called “the only genius to come out of the movie industry” as he moves from his impoverished South London childhood to the heights of Hollywood wealth and fame; from the McCarthy-era investigations to his founding of United Artists to his “reverse migration” back to Europe. Charlie Chaplin’s heartfelt and hilarious autobiography—one of the very first celebrity memoirs—tells the story of his life, showcasing all the charms, peculiarities and deeply-held beliefs that made him such an endearing and lasting character. Re-issued as part of Melville House’s Neversink Library, My Autobiography offers dedicated Chaplin fans and casual admirers alike an astonishing glimpse into the heart and the mind of Hollywood’s original genius maverick.
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    My Story
    (Taylor Trade Publishing, 2006) Marilyn Monroe ; Ben Hecht ; Joshua Green
    Written at the height of her fame but not published until over a decade after her death, this autobiography of actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) poignantly recounts her childhood as an unwanted orphan, her early adolescence, her rise in the film industry from bit player to celebrity, and her marriage to Joe DiMaggio. In this intimate account of a very public life, she tells of her first (non-consensual) sexual experience, her romance with the Yankee Clipper, and her prescient vision of herself as "the kind of girl they found dead in the hall bedroom with an empty bottle of sleeping pills in her hand." The Marilyn in these pages is a revelation: a gifted, intelligent, vulnerable woman who was far more complex than the unwitting sex siren she portrayed on screen. Lavishly illustrated with photos of Marilyn, this special book celebrates the life and career of an American icon—-from the unique perspective of the icon herself.
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    Bruce Lee. Biographie Illustrée
    (L' Imprevu, 2020) Steve Kerridge
    Bruce Lee était un homme d'action dans tous les aspects de sa vie. "Depuis mon enfance, j'ai ce besoin instinctif d'expansion et de croissance. Pour moi, la fonction et le devoir d'un être humain de qualité est le développement sincère et honnête de son potentiel." Cet ouvrage rassemble des centaines de photographies, classiques et iconiques mais aussi extrêmement rares et jamais publiées auparavant, toutes issues des archives familiales.