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- Born: April 16, 1889
- Birthplace: East Street, Walworth, London, England
- First performance: 1894 at "The Canteen" Theatre
- First film: Making a Living (1914)
- Created the "Tramp" character (1914)
- Co-founded United Artists (1919)
- Last film: A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)
- Received Honorary Oscar (1972)
- Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II (1975)
- Died: December 25, 1977
- Robert Downey Jr. was nominated for an Oscar for portraying Chaplin in the 1992 film Chaplin
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British comedian and actor Charlie Chaplin performed in and directed dozens of short and feature-length silent comedies. His films sit alongside Buster Keaton's and Harold Lloyd's as the most influential comedies of the silent era.
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Chaplin made his first feature-length films for First National, a studio that would merge with Warner Bros. in 1928. The Kid was his most successful film at the time and became one of the most popular movies of 1921.In 1923, he co-created United Artists with fellow Hollywood icons Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith. He was now allowed complete creative control and made some of his most famous films: The Gold Rush, The Circus, City Lights, Modern Times and The Great Dictator.
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Charlie Chaplin Questions
Who was the two twins on charlie christamas 1 AnswerThese Twins? They don't appear to have names. The only reference I have found so far is from Wikipedia (uncited) "twin sisters are named 3 and 4 (two black-h... read more
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How is it that Charlie Sheen is the highest paid TV actor? 4 AnswersOne of the reason's he is the highest paid is because he is on the #1 rated t.v sitcom. Personally I don't like his show, and I think $875,000 to do a sitcom th... read more -
Charlie Chaplin Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- April 16, 1889: Born
- 1894: First Performance - singing "Jack Jones" at The Canteen Theatre
- 1914: First Film - Making a Living (Silent) (released 2 February)
- 1914: Created the "Tramp" character
- 1914: Kid Auto Races at Venice (Silent)
- 1914: Mabel's Strange Predicament (Silent)
- 1915: The Champion (Silent)
- 1915: The Tramp (Silent)
- 1916: The Vagabond (Silent)
- 1917: Easy Street (Silent)
- 1917: The Immigrant (Silent)
- 1918: Married Mildred Harris (23 October)
- 1919: Co-founded United Artists with Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith
- 1920: Divorced Mildred Harris
- 1921: The Kid (Silent)
- 1924: Married Lita Grey (26 November 26)
- 1925: The Gold Rush
- 1925: First actor to appear on the cover of "Time" magazine (6 July)
- 1928: Divorced Lita Grey
- 1929: Received special award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences "for versatility and genius in acting, writing, directing and producing The Circus" (16 May)
- 1931: City Lights (Silent/Mono) (Musical Score added later)
- 1936: Allegedly married Paulette Goddard in secret
- 1936: Modern Times
- 1940: The Great Dictator
- 1942: Common-law marriage with Paulette Goddard ended amicably
- 1943: Married Oona O'Neill (16 June)
- 1952: Limelight
- 1957: A King in New York
- 1967: Last Film - A Countess from Hong Kong
- 1972: Received Honorary Oscar for "the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century" - received the longest standing ovation in Academy history (5 minutes)
- 1975: Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II (4 March)
- December 25, 1977: Died
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