
Lisa Steinhaven
Professor of English and Charlie Chaplin expert who has authored multiple books on Chaplin; provides scholarly context and detailed commentary on Chaplin's life and controversies.
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Mar 27, 2026 • 43min
The Truth about Charlie Chaplin
Dr Lisa Steinhaven, Professor of English and Charlie Chaplin scholar, provides scholarly context on Chaplin's rise from Victorian poverty to Hollywood fame. The conversation covers his music-hall roots, creation of the Tramp persona, scandalous marriages and legal battles, political backlash and exile, and the bizarre posthumous coffin theft.


