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Charlie Chaplin Biography.

Charlie Chaplin Biography.

Born on April 16, 1889, in London to Charles and Hannah Chaplin, Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin was a British comedian, producer, writer, director and composer.

He is best known for his work during the silent film era. Famous for his Little Tramp character, the sweet little man with a bowler hat, moustache and cane, Chaplin was one of film’s first superstars, elevating in a way one could have ever imagined.

Charlie Chaplin’s rise was a true ‘rags-to-riches’ story. His father abandoned Chaplin, his mother and his brother, Sydney.

Chaplin began his official acting career at the age of eight, touring with The Eight Lancashire Lads. At 18, he began touring with Fred Karno’s vaudeville troupe, joining them on the troupe’s 1910 US tour.

After having made many films, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and DW Griffith formed the United Artists (UA) in 1919.

He became the most famous film star before the end of World War 1. Chaplin used slapstick, mime and other visual comedy routines and continued well into the era of the talkies, though his films decreased from the end of the 1920s.

Chaplin’s life and career was full of scandals and controversy. Amid those controversies, Chaplin has seen a good career. Chaplin died of natural causes on December 25, 1977 at his home in Switzerland.

Trivia

Chaplin married four times and had a total of 11 children. In 1918, he married Mildred Harris. The couple had a son who just lived for three days. After their divorce in 1920, he married Lita Grey in 1924. The couple had two children. Then, he married Paulette Goddard in 1936 and his final marriage was to Oona O’Neill in 1943. Oona gave birth to eight children.

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