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Chronicling America is a searchable digital collection of historic newspaper pages through 1963 sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.
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Also, see the Directory of U.S. Newspapers in American Libraries, a searchable index to newspapers published in the United States since 1690, which helps researchers identify what titles exist for a specific place and time, and how to access them.
Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) quickly rose from obscurity to stardom, becoming one of America’s best known and beloved actors. Newspapers often reported on his personal life. Only a few, however, truly got to know the serious, intelligent genius beneath the bowler hat. Read more about it!
The information in this guide focuses on primary source materials found in the digitized historic newspapers from the digital collection Chronicling America.
The timeline below highlights important dates related to this topic and a section of this guide provides some suggested search strategies for further research in the collection.
| April 22, 1916 | Over 300 participate in a Charlie Chaplin Look-Alike Parade in Seattle, Washington. |
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| October 15, 1917 | Charlie Chaplin visits Hawaii. |
| October 23, 1918 | Chaplin gets Married. |
| November 13, 1920 | Newspaper reports Chaplin was terrible husband as he gets divorced. |
| September 17, 1922 | Chaplin is rumored to be marrying again. |
