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HE TAUGHT HIMSELF GREEK
The public face of Charlie Chaplin was one of pratfalls and poor luck as The Little Tramp, his famous silent-film character. But off-screen, he was a man of incredible self-discipline. “He taught himself Greek and yoga when he was touring America,” explains The Real Charlie Chaplin co-director James Spinney. “He had already taught himself to play the violin and the cello. Chaplin didn’t have much formal education. But he had, right from the start, incredible ambition and drive.”