Charlie Chaplin family photos shown for first time
The Chaplin family poses for a Christmas card in November 1964 at their Manoir de Ban country estate in Corsier-sur-Vevey above Lake Geneva. In their hands they hold Charlie's autobiography in various languages.
Yves Debraine / Chaplin's World
On April 16, 1959, Chaplin celebrates his seventieth birthday with his family at the Manoir de Ban.
Yves Debraine / Chaplin's World
In 1952 in Gstaad, the comedian lets this Bern bear bite his finger.
Yves Debraine / Chaplin's World
Chaplin's daughter Geraldine at a dance class in January 1961.
Yves Debraine / Chaplin's World
Fun at the Grock Circus in Vevey in July 1953.
Yves Debraine
Charlie Chaplin on a ski-lift in Crans-sur-Sierre, in January 1963.
Yves Debraine / Chaplin's World
Chaplin at the Lausanne train station, on 23 May 1957.
Yves Debraine / Chaplin's World
Photo series for a Christmas card in 1958.
Yves Debraine / Chaplin's World
An exhibition at the Chaplin's World Museum in Corsier-sur-Vevey, western Switzerland, shows previously unpublished photographs from the life of the comedian, actor and director.
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Yves Debraine / Chaplin's World (Photos) and Daniel Rihs (Photo selection / Text)
In 1952, Charlie Chaplin met the young photographer Yves Debraine, still unknown at that time, on the stairs of a hotel in Lausanne by Lake Geneva. As a result of this chance encounter between two very different men, Chaplin made Debraine his official photographer and granted him unique insights into his family life for twenty years. The results can now be seen comprehensively for the first time.
The photos are included in a special exhibition at the Manoir de BanExternal link, the country estate that was for 25 years the centre of life for Chaplin and his large family. The creator of the “Tramp” married four times and had a total of eleven children.
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