Charles Lapworth | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Charles_Lapworth_Notable_Londoners_1922.jpg) Portrait of Charles Lapworth in about 1921. | |
| Born | Charles Lapworth 13 June 1878 Willenhall, Staffordshire, England |
| Died | 26 October 1951 (aged 73) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Occupation(s) | Socialist activist, journalist, film promoter |
Charles Lapworth (13 June 1878 – 26 October 1951) was a British-born socialist activist, journalist and film promoter.
In the years prior to World War I Lapworth was an activist in the cause of syndicalist socialism, supporting industrial unionism and the international solidarity of the labour movement. He was the editor of The Daily Herald from late 1912 to December 1913, during which the newspaper developed a radical voice supporting unionism, the suffragette movement and the class struggle. After a dispute regarding his editorial style he left the Herald and worked as an editor for the Daily Mail during the early months of the war. By early 1916 he had settled in Los Angeles with his family, where he edited the arts and culture magazine The Graphic.
From 1918 he became involved with the motion picture industry, working initially as a publicist for Charlie Chaplin. In 1920 he returned to England where he worked as the director of promotion and publicity for Goldwyn Pictures. He later served on the boards of Gainsborough Pictures and Whitehall Films in Britain. By 1930 Lapworth had returned to the Los Angeles area where he undertook various roles connected with the film and entertainment industry.