SIR CHARLES SPENCER CHAPLIN was a British Comic Actor, Film Maker and Composer.
His character “THE TRAMP” becomes a famous figure of the “SILENT-FILM AGE”.
He is considered as one of the “greatest stars of the 20th century”.
“MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY” is his Autobiography published in,1964.
“A WALK THROUGH HIS LIFE”
CHARLES SPENCER CHAPLIN was born in LONDON,ENGLAND, on 16th April 1889.
During his child hood, his mother “Hannah” who was a singer and his father gets separated.
Thus CHAPLIN and his brother SYDNEY stayed with their Mother.
During a stage show, his mother lost her voice in the middle of a song. To keep the audience calm, the production manager pushed the “Five Year Old” Chaplin onto the stage to replace his mother.
Five-year-old Chaplin with his natural presence and comedy charred the audience. this was his first stage performance.
After this, his mother’s voice never returned, and their family can out of money.
In 1897,using his Mother Contacts, he opened dance troupe named as “EIGHT LANCA SHIRE LADS ‘but the troupe was not successful.
His first acting was as a “Pageboy “in a production of SHERLOCK HOLMES.
In 1908,he joined with another troupe and acted in the role of the “DRUNK “in the comedy show “A NIGHT IN AN ENGLISH MUSICALL”
His performance gets the attention of the audience and a film producer “MACK SENNETT” signed a contract with him for 150 a week.
In 1914, he made his film entrance in the move “MAKE A LIVING”
He then shifted to UNITED STATES.
In 1914 itself, his all-time great character “THE LITTLE TRAMP” was introduced in the move “KID AUTO RACES AT VENICE”.
During 1915,he appeared in the 35 movies and he joined the “ESSANAY COMPANY” who agreed to pay him 1,250 a week.
During his first year in ESSANAY COMPANY, he acted in 14 films including the great hit “THE TRAMP”.
By the age of 26,he became a “SUPER STAR”.
In 1916,he moved from ‘ESSANAY COMPANY” to the “MUTUAL COMPANY” which agreed to pay him 10,000 a week.
Some of his best works like ONE A.M[1916] THE RINK[1916]EASY STREET[1917]were released during this time.
In 1919,he along with his friends started a company named as “UNITED ARTISTS”.
His great movies-A WOMAN IN PARIS[1923],THE GOLD RUSH[1923],THE CIRCUS[1928]were all released by the “UNITED ARTISTS”.
Same of his later works include-
CITY LIGHTS[1931]
MODERN TIMES[1936]
THE GREAT DICTATOR[1940].
His communist support during the COLD WAR provoked the other parties. As a result, he was banned from entering UNITED STATES.
Thus CHAPLIN said good bye to the UNITED STATES and settled in SWITZERLAND.
In 1967,his final film.”A COUNTESS FROM HONG KONG” was released.
In 1972,he made a last visit to the UNITED STATES to receive an “HONORARY ACADEMY AWARD”.
In 1975,he was honoured by “QUEEN ELIZABETH 2nd”
In December 25,1977, he died at his home in SWITZERLAND.
CHAPLIN’S body was stolen by two men from his grave who demanded 4,00,000 for its return. The men were arrested later and CHAPLIN’S body was recovered after 11 weeks .
PROFILE
NAME - CHARLIE SPENCER CHAPLIN DATE OF BIRTH - 16th APRIL,1889 PLACE OF BIRTH - LONDON,ENGLAND NATIONALITY - BRITISH LIFE PARTNER - MILDRED HARRIS -LATA GREY -PAULETTE GODDARD -OONA O NEILL AWARDS - HONORARY ACADEMIC AWARD -KNIGHTHOOD BY QUEEN Elizabeth 2nd DATE OF DEATH - 25th DECEMBER,1977[AGED 88] PLACE OF DEATH - VAUD,SWITZERLAND
QUOTES
1) "A DAY WITHOUT LAUGHTER IS A DAY WASTED" 2) "I ALWAYS LIKE WALKING IN THE RAIN SO NO ONE CAN SEE ME CRYING" 3) "I HAVE MANY PROBLEMS IN MY LIFE. BUT MY LIPS DON'T KNOW THAT THEY ALWAYS SMILE" 3) "MIRROR IS MY BEST FRIEND, BECAUSE WHEN I CRY IT NEVER LAUGH"
