A remarkable treasure trove of Charlie Chaplin's annotated typescripts, letters and photos is being sold by his goddaughter for £50,000.

The scarce material was assembled by British publisher Max Reinhardt who published the comic actor's highly anticipated autobiography in 1964.

The archive includes photos of Chaplin as well as letters from the actor himself and slot online; 188.166.214.81, his wife Oona detailing his writing process and even a botched attempt to steal his coffin after his death.

Mr Reinhardt and his wife Joan became close friends with the English actor, writing to each other regularly and they carefully kept hold of their correspondence.

Proceeds of the sale will be donated to MaxLiteracy, a charity and educational initiative set up in his memory to stimulate literacy through the visual arts in partnership with museums, galleries and writers. 




Charlie Chaplin in one of his films. The comic actor, best known for his physical work in silent films but he also worked with a British publisher to complete his autobiography





A treasure trove of archive material is being sold for £50,000 by Chaplin's goddaughter. included are letters and photos





A photo included in the sale showing Chaplin (centre) with his wife (second from the right) 

Mr Reinhardt was a British publisher who worked with George Bernard Shaw, Graham Greene and Alistair Cooke under his publishing house, the Bodley Head.