[Film] Chaplin, Charlie. (1889-1977). Signed Photograph as Tramp. Iconic vintage matte-finish 7 x 10 inch crystal-clear full-length photo of Chaplin as The Tramp, his signature character and most enduring creation. Boldly signed in fountain pen, “Yours Truly, Charlie Chaplin.” Edges worn/chipped, some staining, but nicely matted and framed with these faults almost entirely hidden.


Chaplin first introduced the Tramp when director Mack Sennett requested that he don comic make-up for a film called Mabel’s Strange Predicament. He later admitted in his autobiography, “The moment I was dressed, the clothes and makeup made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked onstage he was fully born.”