Charlie Chaplin had been in show business for decades when he was swept up in Senator Joe McCarthy’s campaign to rid the U.S. of communists and communist sympathizers. Chaplin was one of many Hollywood luminaries targeted by the McCarthy’s House Un-American Activities Committee.
The matter came to a head when Chaplin visited Englan in 1952. The actor received a telegram saying he would not be re-admitted to the U.S. unless he appeared before the committee to answer questions about his politics and morals. Chaplin was so angry he vowed never to return to America.Chaplin was returning by ship to his native England for the first time in more than 20 years, bringing with him his wife and four children for…
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