Charlie Chaplin:

Quebec from the boat looked like the ramparts where Hamlet's ghost might have walked. ... When we got off the streetcar at Times Square, it was somewhat of a letdown. Newspapers were blowing about the road and pavement, and Broadway looked seedy, like a slovenly woman just out of bed.

— Charlie Chaplin Modern

Silent film legend

Context

From 'My Autobiography', describing his arrival in America

Date / Period

1964

Source

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000033/bio/

Verification

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Explanation

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Method

Cross Reference

Sources Checked

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