In Victorian London, a six-year-old 'Charlie' Chaplin had a chance meeting with his father, Charles Chaplin Senior:
“I had seen him only twice in my life, on the stage, and once when passing a house in the Kennington Road, as he was coming down the front garden path with a lady. I had paused and watched him, knowing instinctively that he was my father. He beckoned me to him and asked my name. Sensing the drama of the situation, I had feigned innocence and said: ‘Charlie Chaplin’. Then he glanced knowingly at the lady, felt in his pocket and gave me a half crown, and without further ado I ran straight home and told Mother that I had met my father.”
Icon no 3: Charles Chaplin (part B)
Icon no 3: Charles Chaplin (part B)
Icon no 3: Charles Chaplin (part B)
In Victorian London, a six-year-old 'Charlie' Chaplin had a chance meeting with his father, Charles Chaplin Senior: “I had seen him only twice in my life, on the stage, and once when passing a house in the Kennington Road, as he was coming down the front garden path with a lady. I had paused and watched him, knowing instinctively that he was my father. He beckoned me to him and asked my name. Sensing the drama of the situation, I had feigned innocence and said: ‘Charlie Chaplin’. Then he glanced knowingly at the lady, felt in his pocket and gave me a half crown, and without further ado I ran straight home and told Mother that I had met my father.”