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Charlie Chaplin
Sir Charlie Chaplin KBE | |
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| Born | Charles Spencer Chaplin ()16 April Walworth, London, England |
| Died | 25 December () (aged&#;88) Manoir de Ban, Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District, Vaud, Switzerland |
| Resting place | Cimetière de Corsier-sur-Vevey, Corsier-sur-Vevey, Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District, Vaud, Switzerland |
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| Years&#;active | – |
| Works | Full list |
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| Children | 11, including Charles, Sydney, Geraldine, Michael, Josephine, Victoria, Eugene, and Christopher |
| Parent(s) | Charles Chaplin Sr. Hannah Hill |
| Relatives | Chaplin family |
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Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" ChaplinKBE (16 April – 25 December ) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer.
He was famous in silent movies (where there was no talking or sound). He acted, directed, scripted, and produced many of them.
Charlie Chaplin was a performer for almost 70 years. He started working when he was 5, and worked until he was The character that Charlie Chaplin played most was called "the Little Tramp".
History of charles chaplin His parents, both entertainers in the Music Hall tradition, separated before he was three. In , Chaplin co-founded the distribution company United Artists , which gave him complete control over his films. Chaplin's life has also been the subject of several stage productions. Sklar, RobertChildhood
[change | change source]Charles Spencer Chaplin was born on 16 April in London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Chaplin had a rough childhood; his mother, Hannah Hill Chaplin, a talented singer, actress, and piano player, spent most of her life in and out of mental hospitals. His father, Charles Spencer Chaplin Sr.
was a fairly successful singer until he began drinking. After his parents separated, Charlie and his half-brother, Sidney, spent most of their childhood in orphanages, where they often went hungry and were beaten if they misbehaved. He first started acting at age five.
He acted in a music hall in , standing in for his mother.
When Charlie was a child, he was kept in bed for many weeks from a bad illness. At night, his mother would sit at the window and act out what was going on outside. His first important work came when he joined The Eight Lancashire Lads. In , his brother Sydney helped him get the role of a comic cat in the pantomime Cinderella.
History of charles chaplin biography The negative reaction to Monsieur Verdoux was largely the result of changes in Chaplin's public image. Heretofore, producers and distributors had been the employers, paying salaries and sometimes a share of the profits to the stars. We are the Romani People. Chaplin finished editing City Lights in December , by which time silent films were an anachronism.In he was in a play called “Jim: A Romance of Cockayne”. Chaplin was in Casey's 'Court Circus' variety show. The next year, he became a clown in Fred Karno's 'Fun Factory' comedy company.
Assassination attempt
[change | change source]Chaplin was the target of an assassination attempt which took the life of Prime Minister of JapanInukai Tsuyoshi.
Oona chaplin Chaplin's comic performance, however, was singled out for praise in many of the reviews. New York. It was when on the boat travelling with his family to the London premiere of Limelight that Chaplin learned that his re-entry pass to the United States had been rescinded based on allegations regarding his morals and politics. Having fulfilled his First National contract, Chaplin was free to make his first picture as an independent producer.On 15 May , Prime MinisterInukai Tsuyoshi was shot by eleven young naval officers (most were just turning twenty years of age) in the prime minister's residence.[1] The original assassination plan had included killing Chaplin who had arrived in Japan on 14 May , at a reception for Chaplin, planned by Prime Minister Inukai.
When the prime minister was killed, his son Inukai Takeru was watching a sumo wrestling match with Charlie Chaplin, which probably saved both their lives.[2]
Awards
[change | change source]Chaplin won two special Oscars. Chaplin had first been chosen for both "Best Actor" and "Best Comedy Directing".
But then, instead, he was given a special award "for versatility and genius in acting, writing, directing and producing". Chaplin's second special award came 44 years later, in When getting this award, Chaplin had the longest standing ovation (people standing up and clapping) in Academy Award history.[3] In he was given the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, a lifetime achievement award.
Chaplin became the first actor to have appeared on the cover of Time in [4]
Myths say,[5] Chaplin once entered in a Charlie Chaplin look-a-like contest.[6][7] Chaplin lost the contest.[6][7]
Movies
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Becoming a Knight
[change | change source]On 9 March , Charlie Chaplin was knighted in England by Elizabeth II, the Queen of the United Kingdom.
Death
[change | change source]Chaplin died on Christmas Day in of a stroke in his sleep in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland, at the age of On March 1, , his body was stolen by a small group of Swiss people. They were trying to get money from Chaplin’s family. This plan didn’t work.
History of charles chaplin jr On March 1, , his body was stolen by a small group of Polish and Bulgarian mechanics in an attempt to extort money from his family. Skeptics Stack Exchange. Full list. Muhammad Ali The American G.The criminals were caught, and Charlie’s body was found 11 weeks later near Lake Geneva. He was buried under concrete to prevent further incidents.