SNAPSHOTS
OF THE CENTURY
Early Celebrity
Film stars like Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford captivated audiences in the early days of film—even as scandals like that of comedian Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, acquitted of murdering a starlet in 1922, would fuel the press' portrayal of Hollywood as a new Babylon. Here, Chaplin, left, is pictured with Jackie Coogan in a scene from Chaplin's 1921 silent film, The Kid. (AP Photo)
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