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How Hollywood nearly missed out on its greatest comedian
In 1913, the Keystone film company offered Charlie Chaplin his first Hollywood contract. Chaplin scholar Donna Kornhaber from University of Texas at Austin explains why Chaplin hesitated before accepting it.
Photo: Charlie Chaplin looks into a movie camera as two cameramen stand by. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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