{"product_id":"book-hawj","title":"Charlie Chaplin vs. America","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe “shocking” (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), must-read story of Charlie Chaplin’s years of exile from the United States during the postwar Red Scare, and how it ruined his film career, from bestselling biographer Scott Eyman.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBestselling Hollywood biographer and film historian Scott Eyman tells the story of Charlie Chaplin’s fall from grace. In the aftermath of World War II, Chaplin was criticized for being politically liberal and internationalist in outlook. He had never become a US citizen, something that would be held against him as xenophobia set in when the postwar Red Scare took hold.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePolitics aside, Chaplin had another problem: his sexual interest in young women. He had been married three times and had had numerous affairs. In the 1940s, he was the subject of a paternity suit, which he lost, despite blood tests that proved he was not the father. His sexuality became a convenient way for those who opposed his politics to condemn him. Refused permission to return to the US after a trip abroad, he settled in Switzerland and made his last two films in London.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCharlie Chaplin vs. America\u003c\/i\u003e, Scott Eyman explores the life and times of the movie genius who brought us such masterpieces as \u003ci\u003eCity Lights \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eModern Times\u003c\/i\u003e. “One of the finest surveys of the man and the artist ever written” (Leonard Maltin) this book is “a sobering account of cancel culture in action.” (\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49346556526896,"sku":"BDhawj","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49346556592432,"sku":"10hawj","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/hawj-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773708035","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hawj","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}