Charlie Chaplin

Born Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr..
16 April 1889
Walworth, London, England
Died December 25, 1977
Vevey, Switzerland
Height 5 '5 "(1.65 m)
Couple Mildred Harris (1918-1920)
Lita Grey (1924-1928)
Paulette Goddard (1936-1942)
Oona Chaplin (1943-1977)

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr.. KBE (born on East Street, Walworth, London, April 16, 1889 - died in Vevey, Switzerland, Switzerland, December 25, 1977 at the age of 88 years), or Charlie Chaplin, is a British comedy actor who is one of the famous movie actor in Hollywood history in the era of black and white film, as well as a successful film director. Acting on the silver screen makes Charlie Chaplin as one of the best clowns and mime artists are often used as role models for artists in the same field.

Chaplin was one of the most influential and most creative in the era of silent film. In his films, Chaplin was known like cum-double, from the main role, director, playwright, until the filler music illustration. Career in the entertainment lasted for 65 years, pioneered as a child actor on stage and performing comedy Victorian music hall in England, and continued working until before he died at the age of 88 years. Chaplin's life full of ups and downs, ranging from childhood wrapped in poverty, until he reached the peak of fame Hollywood star and a symbol of culture. His private life is sparkling invite many compliments as well as controversy.

In his films, Chaplin often portray the character "The Tramp", a drifter who has a cut whiskers plots etiquette and dignity of a nobleman. Costume narrowness of jacket, pants that are oversized, as well as everywhere carrying sticks and wearing a top hat.
Childhood
Charlie Chaplin was born April 16, 1889 in East Street, a busy market area in Walworth, south London. Both parents who worked as an artist's music hall entertainer comedy Chaplin divorced before the age of 3 years.

According to census data in 1891, Chaplin stayed with my sister and her mother named Hannah in Barlow Street, Walworth. While still a boy, his mother took Chaplin lived move around Kennington Road, Lambeth district, London.

His biological father named Charles Chaplin Senior is a descendant of the Romans, a drinker and only one-time only contact her son. When his mother was ill, Chaplin had left at home his father who was living with a mistress. The house is at 287 Kennington Road, and now there is a warning placard stating Charlie Chaplin once lived there.

When she was aged 12 years, Chaplin left his father for ever. Chaplin and the other by one venter older brother named Sydney Chaplin's father is the responsibility of the mother, Hannah Chaplin. Poor can not be denied, Chaplin's mother suffered from schizophrenia and eventually be admitted to Cane Hill mental hospital in Coulsdon.

Chaplin was forced to stay at a safe house the poor, working for food and shelter benefits in the area of ​​Lambeth, London. After staying there a few weeks, Chaplin entered a boarding school shelter waif named Central London District School in Hanwell.

Chaplin brothers fought shoulder to shoulder in order to survive. Chaplin brothers are interested in appearing in a comedy show Music Hall at a very early age, and it turns out both have natural acting talent. Chaplin's childhood poverty later contained very influential on the character who played and made a movie theme.

Unbeknownst Chaplin brothers, the mother still has a son named Wheeler Dryden that his biological father was raised abroad. Wheeler Dryden, younger by one venter Chaplin Chaplin was later joined by brothers, and worked for Chaplin at the Hollywood studios.

In 1928, Chaplin's mother died in Hollywood, after 7 years of living in the United States on the invitation three sons who are successful.




World stage

Chaplin went on stage the first time in 1894 when he was 5 years old. Without prior preparation, in a theater in Aldershot, Chaplin suddenly asked to replace her mother. While still small, Chaplin was seriously ill and had to lie in bed for weeks. At night, her mother sat in the window frame, recalled as he dramatizes the events on that day. Chaplin went on stage with the first time get paid after joining a group of dancers of The Eight Lancashire Lads which stages performances in the British music halls. In 1900, thanks to the help of Sydney (brother sekandungnya), Chaplin, who was 11 years old get a role as a cat in a comical pantomime Cinderella at the London Hippodrome. In 1903, Chaplin appeared in Jim: A Romance of Cockayne, followed his usual role as a newspaper delivery boy Billy in Sherlock Holmes, who continues to be lived up to the year 1906. Chaplin next appear in the show Casey's Court Circus variety, and the following year as a clown in a comedy group Fun Factory slapstik under the care of Fred Karno.



Last work
Chaplin's last two films made ​​in London: A King in New York (1957) who starred in his own (as well as screenwriter and director), and A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) starring Sophia Loren and Marlon Brando. The film A Countess from Hong Kong is the last appearance of Chaplin, appeared briefly in a cameo as the crew was seasick.

In an autobiography called My Life in Pictures, published in 1974, Chaplin said that he had written the screenplays for starring Victoria, youngest daughter. If the scenario that he entitled The Freak so produced, Victoria will be given a role as an angel. According to Chaplin, the screenplay was completed and training has already begun preproduction (This book contains photographs of Victoria complete with costumes), but production was stopped because of Victoria married. Chaplin added, "One day, I would make." Chaplin's health continued to decline in the 1970s, and died before-angannya dreams come true.

One of which is known as Chaplin's last work is an illustration of the music he had written to update A Woman of Paris, his work is less successful in 1923.