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New Book Explores Charlie Chaplin Rise and Fall

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Author Scott Eyman where he writes his books in West Palm Beach, Florida, October 30, 2016. (Photograph by Greg Lovett) Eyman has written thirteen books, including biographies of Hollywood legends such as John Wayne, Ernst Lubitsch, Cecil B. DeMille, and Louis B. Mayer. He also collaborated with Robert Wagner on two books.
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Scott Eyman, author of book Charlie Chaplin v America: When Art, Sex and Politics Collided, talks about Chaplin’s impact on the American film industry, his political views, the US government’s case (or lack thereof) against him, affinity for young women and continuing impact on the world. Eyman is a best-selling Hollywood biographer and film historian.

Heartland Politics with Robin Johnson
Robin Johnson
Robin A. Johnson is a governmental relations, public policy and political consultant. He is an expert on government reform issues and has consulted with numerous local governments on consolidation/merger, public-private partnerships and full-cost accounting of public services. Robin has also helped candidates win elections for the U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, state legislature, judiciary and local government. Robin served as a consultant to the Office of Statewide Performance Review in the Illinois Governor’s Office and is former director of the Illinois Center for Competitive Government, a partnership between the Illinois Comptroller’s Office and the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University. Prior to that, he was Director of the Local Government Affairs Division of the Illinois Comptroller’s Office. Robin served on the Board of Directors of the National Council for Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) in 1999-2000.
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