Day 26 – Favorite story about him told by someone else – 30 Day Charlie Chaplin Challenge

Oh, my goodness, where to start….

Charlie’s oldest daughter, Geraldine, tells wonderful stories about her dad. My favorite: taking the family to a restaurant and eating a fish while grossing out his kids.

Sydney, the Trouble Maker

Another one is one I don’t know where I read it from but it takes place during his exile in Switzerland. Brother Sydney would come over to visit his nieces and nephews who all seemed to love and adore their uncle. Charlie would be another room, probably working. Syd would tell them an off color joke and they would laugh and the kids would go off and tell their father while Sydney stayed behind. He would then hear his little brother yell at them “Who told you that joke?”

And then angrily shout “SYDNEY!”. And Sydney would just sit there laughing.

From son, Eugene

Another great video is Eugene, the fifth child from Charlie’s long marriage with Oona. Both him and his older sister Geraldine tell wonderful stories. I really liked what he says towards the end about how his father belongs to everyone, but emotionally belongs to him.

There are oodles of other stories I could share, but I better stop with what Ia already picked out.