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Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles, February 9, 1933.

Publicity Agent Paid by Chaplin

      May Shepherd

      Here is the British publicity agent who recently won $500

from Charlie Chaplin, film comedian, in a suit brought

against the famous American actor in London. She is Miss

May Sheperd who alleged Chaplin owed her

the money for publicity services she rendered him while

in England.

(...) Photo, Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,

Dec. 14, 1931

& SETTLEMENT IN CHAPLIN CASE

      Claim Paid in Full

      JUDGE OBJECTS TO COUNSEL‘S REMARK

      Names „Bandied“ About

      A settlement of the action brought by Miss May Shepherd,

secretary and publicity agent, against Mr. Charles

Chaplin, the film comedian, was announced at Westminster

County Court yesterday. (...)

      „Not Accused of Anything“

      Mr. Chaplin then went into the box. After his answer

to the first question the Judge told him to speak up.

      Mr. Conway: Did you know personally anything about

the work that the plaintiff had done on your behalf?

      Mr. Chaplin: In a general way I did.

      Mr. Conway: What was it? – She was segregating the

letters – the general correspondence from what

we call the family.

      Judge Tobin: She has sworn that the assistants did that.

I will not allow this.

      The judge asked Mr. Chaplin if he exonerated Miss

Shepherd from any blame of any kind.

      Mr. Chaplin: Of any blame? She has mot been accused

of anything.

      Judge Tobin: Oh, hasn‘t she? Were you not sitting

in court yesterday?

      Mr. Chaplin: I was not.

      Judge Tobin: It is a pity you were not.

      Mr. Chaplin: Yes, it is.

      The Judge: You did not know what was said, but I do.

      Mr. Chaplin: Yes, I know.

      Judge Tobin: Do you express any regret for that or not?

      Mr. Chaplin: I certainly do, but I do not assume

that I did it myself.

      Judge Tobin: Of course you did not do it yourself, but your

counsel did it on instructions.

      Mr. Chaplin: On instructions? Not from me.

(...) Guardian, Manchester, England, Dec. 2, 1931

„The comedian‘s press agent“

Editorial content. „Last year, when Charlie Chaplin

was in Europe, a magazine of large national circulation

got hot for a 50,000 word chapter story by Charlie

on observations while on his trip around the world. The

periodical sent a representative from New York

to Paris to close a deal with Chaplin. This was done,

with Carlyle Robinson, the comedian‘s press

agent, handling the details and obtaining a high per word

rate for Charlie. But soon after Chaplin returned

to Hollywood, Robinson was dropped from the payroll.

His claim that Charlie had promised him a cut

on the magazine article (still unwritten), was turned down.

So the press agent who had been with the comedian

for the greater part of 15 years is said to have blocked out

a lengthy feature article, Charlie Chaplin As I Knew

Him. The idea, it is understood, has already been accepted

for syndication in both England and the United States,

and a British publisher will bring it out later in book form.“

     

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