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Sir Charles Spencer " Charlie " Chaplin KBE (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer. He was famous in silent movies (where there was no talking or sound). He acted, directed, scripted, and produced many of them. Charlie Chaplin was a performer for almost 70 years.
Short bio Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin was born in London, 16 April 1889, to parents who worked in the entertainment industry. At an early age, his alcoholic father passed away, and later his mother had a breakdown and was taken to an asylum. This left Charlie and his brother to fend for themselves.
Rough childhood Charles Spencer Chaplin was born in a poor district of London, England, on April 16, 1889. His mother, Hannah Hill Chaplin, a talented singer, actress, and piano player, spent most of her life in and out of mental hospitals; his father, Charles Spencer Chaplin Sr. was a fairly successful singer until he began drinking.
Charlie Chaplin filmography. (Sir) Charlie Chaplin (KBE) (1889–1977) was an English internationally renowned Academy Award -winning actor, comedian, filmmaker and composer who was best known for his career in Hollywood motion pictures from his debut in 1914 until 1952; he however subsequently appeared in two films in his native England.
Charlie, already a natural performer, it seems, was pushed on in her stead and sang two songs, pausing only to pick up coins thrown by the surprised and amused audience. A young Hannah Chaplin in stage costume. In 1898, aged 9, he began his own music hall career with a troupe of juvenile clog dancers, the Eight Lancashire Lads.
Apr 21, 2020 · April 16, 1889 – Charlie Chaplin is born in South London, England to Hannah and Charles Chaplin Sr.Both are music hall entertainers. 1899 – At the age of 10, a young Chaplin joins a troupe of ...
