Something I just learned
Posted on: April 26, 2021 at 06:43:08 CT
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"Charlie Chapin openly pleaded against fascism, war, capitalism, and mass destruction weapons in his movies. He was slandered by the FBI and banned from the US in 1952. In 1972, he was offered and honorary Academy Award ; he hesitantly returned to the US for the first time in 20 years and at the Academy Awards gala, he received a 12 minute standing ovation, the longest in the Academy's history". - @Historyallday
Some here don't appreciate the arts so much, I get that I guess, but the gentleman was a genius and cultural icon. I hadn't known about this before.