查爾斯•卓彆林（Charlie Chaplin 1889-1977）,英國電影演員、導演、製片人。20世紀最偉大的批判現實主義電影藝術傢、世界喜劇電影大師。卓彆林奠定瞭現代喜劇電影的基礎，他頭戴圓頂禮帽、手持竹手杖、足登大皮靴、走路像鴨子的流浪漢形象，已成為喜劇電影的標誌，也使他成為風靡世界的文化偶像。

卓彆林一生共拍攝瞭八十餘部電影，其代錶作《淘金記》、《城市之光》、《摩登時代》、《大獨裁者》、《凡爾杜先生》、《舞颱生涯》等，都是榮耀影史的經典之作，共同反映齣卓彆林從普通的人道主義者轉變為偉大的批判現實主義藝術傢的人生旅程。

卓彆林以其精湛的錶演技藝，在影片中對下層勞動者寄予深切的同情，對資本主義社會的種種弊端進行辛辣的諷刺。1952年因受到麥卡锡主義的迫害被迫離開美國，從此定居瑞士。1972年好萊塢隆重邀請卓彆林重返美國，受到影迷的空前歡迎，並領取奧斯卡終身成就奬，贊譽他“在本世紀為電影藝術作齣不可估量的貢獻”。

“The best autobiography ever written by an actor. An astonishing work.” — Chicago Tribune

Chaplin’s heartfelt and hilarious autobiography tells the story of his childhood, the challenge of identifying and perfecting his talent, his subsequent film career and worldwide celebrity.

In this, one of the very first celebrity memoirs, Chaplin displays all the charms, peculiarities and deeply-held beliefs that made him such an endearing and lasting character.

Re-issued as part of Melville House’s Neversink Library, My Autobiography offers dedicated Chaplin fans and casual admirers alike an astonishing glimpse into the the heart and the mind of Hollywood’s original genius maverick.

Take this unforgettable journey with the man George Bernard Shaw called “the only genius to come out of the movie industry” as he moves from his impoverished South London childhood to the heights of Hollywood wealth and fame; from the McCarthy-era investigations to his founding of United Artists to his “reverse migration” back to Europe, My Autobiography is a reading experience not to be missed.