“Charlie Chaplin was once the most famous man in the world.
Long before modern celebrities, before television, before the internet, there was Chaplin — the tiny man with the cane, the bowler hat, and the sad little smile.
Millions adored him.
He made the world laugh.
But behind the laughter was a life filled with poverty, scandal, betrayal, and exile.
He grew up starving in the slums of London.
He became richer than kings in Hollywood.
And then, at the height of his fame, America turned a