Most Recent Role: Himself on The DuPont Show of the Week
Alias Name(s): Charlie Chaplin
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Walworth, London England
Birthday: 4-16-1889
Birth Name: Charles Spencer Chaplin
Date of Death: 12-25-1977
Cause of Death: Natural Causes
Alias Name(s): Charlie Chaplin
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Walworth, London England
Birthday: 4-16-1889
Birth Name: Charles Spencer Chaplin
Date of Death: 12-25-1977
Cause of Death: Natural Causes
Charlie Chaplin's career began at the age of 5 when his mother was too sick to perform in a show. Charlie went out and sang, he was a hit. Charlie was then on tour with Fred Karno's vaudville troupe. In 1914 his first movie Making a Living debuted. After that he did 35 more movies that year. He had 4 wives and 11 children, before dying from old age.
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Laughter USA
Sunday 17 September 1961 on NBC
This program presents a look at American humor, from slapstick to satire, from Ben Franklin to Jack Benny and what makes people laugh. It features scenes from movie comedies and television programs, performances by famous comedians, and sketches with George Burns. Acts and Performances : ...
Charles was accompanied on his second trip to America in October 1912, with the Fred Karno performing troupe, by Arthur Stanley Jefferson -- better known by his more famous stage name later, Stan Laurel.
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Charles' original set of his bowler and cane was sold for $150,000 in 1987.
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Charles was featured on a US Post Office stamp on April 27, 1994, with art done by famed caricaturist Al Hisrschfeld.
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Charles was featured twice on the cover of Time Magazine, on July 6, 1925, and February 9, 1931. His 1925 appearance was also the first time that an actor had been featured on the cover of Time.
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Charles had written a screenplay, The Freak, in which he wanted his daughter Victoria to star, but he died before he could produce it.
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Charles Chaplin: Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.
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Charles Chaplin: Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.
(edit) Charles Chaplin: A day without laughter is a day wasted. (edit)
(edit) Charles Chaplin: A day without laughter is a day wasted. (edit)
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