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| − | Sir '''Charles Spencer Chaplin''', KBE ([[London]], [[England]], 1889 - Vevey, [[Switzerland]], December 25, 1977), was an English actor, considered to be one of the pivotal stars of the silent film era. He is associated with the popular "Little Tramp" character; a man with the toothbrush mustache, bowler hat, bamboo cane, and a funny walk. His parents were music hall performers.
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| − | His first full-length film was ''The Kid'' (1921), possibly autobiographical. He was named Knight Commander of the [[British Empire]] in 1975. Chaplin composed about 500 melodies, including "Smile" and "This is My Song". <ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000122/bio Biography] </ref> Admirers included [[George Bernard Shaw]], [[Marcel Proust]] and [[Sigmund Freud]].
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| − | "All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl"
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| − | "I think a very great deal of myself. Everything is perfect or imperfect, according to myself. I am the perfect standard."
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| − | '''Nickname:''' ''Charlie'' and ''Charlot''.
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| − | Chaplin was married four times and had a total of 11 children. He was 54 when he wed Oona O'Neill, his 4th wife; Oona was 18.
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| − | == Partial Actor Filmography ==
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| − | [[Image:Chaplin director.jpg|thumb|right|As director]]
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| − | * ''[[Making a Living]]'' (1914).
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| − | * ''[[Tango Tangles]]'' (1914)
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| − | * ''[[A Busy Day]]'' (1914)
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| − | * ''[[The Knockout]]'' (1914)
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| − | * ''[[A Night in the Show]]'' (1915)
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| − | * ''[[Burlesque on Carmen]]'' (1915)
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| − | * ''[[The Floorwalker]]'' (1916)
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| − | * ''[[The Fireman]]'' (1916)
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| − | * ''[[The Vagabond]]'' (1916)
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| − | * ''[[Easy Street]]'' (1917)
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| − | * ''[[A Dog's Life]]'' (1918)
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| − | * ''[[The Professor]]'' (1919)
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| − | * ''[[A Day's Pleasure]]'' (1919)
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| − | * ''[[The Kid]]'' (1921)
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| − | * ''[[Nice and Friendly]]'' (1922)
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| − | * ''[[The Pilgrim]]'' (1923)
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| − | * ''[[The Gold Rush]]'' (1925), feature
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| − | * ''[[The Circus]]'' (1928)
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| − | * ''[[City Lights]]'' (1931)
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| − | * ''[[Modern Times]]'' (1936)
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| − | * ''[[The Great Dictator]]'' (1940)
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| − | * ''[[Monsieur Verdoux]]'' (1947)
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| − | * ''[[Limelight]]'' (1952)
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| − | * ''[[A King in New York]]'' (1957)
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| − | * ''[[A Countess from Hong Kong]]'' (1967)
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| − | "''The endearing figure of his Little Tramp was instantly recognizable around the globe and brought laughter to millions. Still is. Still does''"
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| − | ANN DOUGLAS <ref>[http://www.time.com/time/time100/artists/profile/chaplin.html The Time 100]
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| − | == See also ==
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| − | [[Image:Goodbye Charlie.jpg|thumb|Goodbye Charlie]]
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| − | *[[Jerry Lewis]]
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| − | *[[Hollywood]]
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| − | *[[Stan Laurel]]
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| − | *[[Silent film]]
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| − | == External links ==
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| − | *[http://www.chaplinmuseum.com/ Chaplin museum]
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| − | *[http://www.charliechaplin.com/en/infos Take part in our competition !]
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| − | *[http://silentgents.com/PChaplin.html Charles Chaplin Photo Galleries]
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| − | == References ==
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| − | [[Category:Actors]]
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| − | [[Category:Cinema]]
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| − | [[Category:Comedians]]
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| − | [[Category:Directors]]
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