Charlie Chaplin, (original name Charles Spencer
Chaplin), born on 16 April 1889, in Walworth, London, was an English
comic actor, filmmaker, and composer.
Charlie Chaplin was born into poverty in England and started
performing on the stage from a young age. After moving to America, he became a
film actor and famous worldwide for his tramp character in silent films.
Chaplin perfected his Tramp persona in Keystone films before founding
United Artists Studio in Hollywood in 1919 with D.W. Griffith, Mary
Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks. The Studio went on to produce such famous
Chaplin silent films as "The Kid" (1921), "The Gold Rush"
(1925) and "Modern Times" (1936). All films that Chaplin wrote,
directed and starred in.
Chaplin was one of only a handful of silent film makers who continued to make
successful films in the sound era. "The Great Dictator" (1940)
parodying Adolf Hitler and "Limelight" (1952) featuring
fellow silent era star, Buster Keaton are regarded amongst his best.
After having become a controversial figure for his Communist political views
and marriages to much younger women, Chaplin left America while under
investigation by the FBI and in 1953 settled in Switzerland.
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