Charlie Chaplin

Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin (16 April, 1889 – 25

December, 1977) was a British actor, comedian, movie maker, Sir Charlie Chaplin
screenwriter, editor, musician, and author. He was very famous in
silent movies (where there was no talking or sound). He acted, directed,
scripted, and produced most of them.

Charlie Chaplin was a performer for almost 70 years. He started

working when he was 5, and worked until he was 80. The character that
Charlie Chaplin played most was called "the Little Tramp". The
"Tramp" was a man of good manners, who wore a coat, a pair of big
trousers, shoes, mustache, and a black hat.

Contents
Chaplin growing up
Chaplin in 1919
Assassination attempt
Born Charles Spencer Chaplin
Awards
16 April 1889
Movies
London, England, United
Becoming a Knight
Kingdom
Death
Died 25 December 1977 (aged 88)
Related pages
Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland
References
Cause of Stroke
Other websites
death
Nationality British
Chaplin growing up Occupation Actor, comedian, film director,
film producer, screenwriter,
Charles Spencer Chaplin was born on April 16, 1889 in London,
editor, composer
England, United Kingdom. Chaplin had a rough childhood; his mother,
Hannah Hill Chaplin, a talented singer, actress, and piano player, spent
Years active 1899–1976
most of her life in and out of mental hospitals. His father, Charles Spouse(s) Mildred Harris (m. 1918–1920)
Spencer Chaplin Sr. was a fairly successful singer until he began Lita Grey (m. 1924–1927)
drinking. After his parents separated, Charlie and his half-brother, Paulette Goddard (m. 1936–
1942)
Sidney, spent most of their childhood in orphanages, where they often
Oona O'Neill (m. 1943–1977)
went hungry and were beaten if they misbehaved. He first started
acting at age five. He acted in a music hall in 1894, standing in for his Signature
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 1900, his brother Sydney helped him get the role of a comic cat in the pantomime
Cinderella. In 1903 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
Chaplin was the target of an assassination attemptwhich took the life ofPrime Minister of JapanInukai Tsuyoshi.

On May 15, 1932, Prime Minister Inukai 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
May 14, 1932, at a reception for Chaplin, planned by Prime Minister Inukai. When the prime minister was killed, his son Inukai
[2]
Takeru was watching a sumo wrestling match with Charlie Chaplin, which probably saved both their lives.

Awards
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 1972. When getting this award, Chaplin had the longest standing ovation (people standing up and
clapping) in Academy Award history.[3] In 1976 he was given the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, a lifetime achievement
award. Chaplin became the first actor to have appeared in the cover ofTime in 1925.[4]

[5][6] Chaplin lost the contest.[5][6]

Chaplin once entered in a Charlie Chaplin look-a-like contest.

Movies
1914: Making a Living 1918: Shoulder Arms
1916: The Floorwalker 1919: Sunnyside
1916: The Fireman 1919: A Day's Pleasure
1916: The Vagabond 1921: The Kid
1916: One A.M. 1921: The Idle Class
1916: The Count 1922: Pay Day
1916: The Pawnshop 1923: The Pilgrim
1916: Behind the Screen 1925: The Gold Rush
1916: The Rink 1928: The Circus
1917: Easy Street 1931: City Lights
1917: The Cure 1936: Modern Times
1917: The Immigrant 1940: The Great Dictator
1917: The Adventurer 1947: Monsieur Verdoux
1918: A Dog's Life 1952: Limelight
1918: The Bond 1957: A King in New York

Becoming a Knight
On March 9, 1975, Charlie Chaplin wasknighted in England by Queen Elizabeth II.

Death
Chaplin died on Christmas on December 25, 1977, in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. He died of a stroke in his sleep, at the age of 88. On
March 1, 1978, 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. 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.
 Related pages
German semi-postal series

References
1. Toland, The Rising Sun: The
Decline and Fall of the
Japanese Empire, 1936–1945
2. Erotic Grotesque Nonsense:The
Mass Culture of Japanese
Modern Times, p.1 - Miriam
Silverberg, 2006 Univ of
California Press.
3. "Charlie Chaplin prepares for
return to United States after two
Charlie Chaplin wearing hiscostume decades". A&E Television
Networks. Retrieved 30 June
as "the Tramp".
2010.
4. "10 Interesting Facts about Charlie Chaplin without his disguise
Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)".
TipTopTens.com. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
5. "Charlie and the Chaplin lookalike contest". Mayo News.ie. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
6. "The Little Tramp". Gazette Times.com. Retrieved September 19, 2014.

Other websites
Official website by Association Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin on IMDb
Charlie Chaplin at the TCM Movie Database
Charlie Chaplin at AllMovie

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