10 Facts about Charlie Chaplin

Sunday, November 22nd 2015. | Entertainment


Find out the interesting information about the famous English comic actor, composer and filmmaker on Facts about Charlie Chaplin. He was born on 16 April 1889 and died on 25 December 1977. Chaplin got the prominence during the silent era. In the movie industry, he is still considered as influential figures. His famous persona was The Tramp. Check other interesting Chaplin facts below:

Facts about Charlie Chaplin 1: the span of Chaplin’s career

During the silent era, Charlie Chaplin had a very long career. It spanned for around 75 years. He was an entertainer since childhood and a year before his death.

Facts about Charlie Chaplin 2: the childhood of Chaplin

Chaplin was not from a wealthy family. He had to struggle against hardship and poverty when he was a child. Get facts about Bugsy Malone here.

Facts about Charlie Chaplin

Facts about Charlie Chaplin

Facts about Charlie Chaplin 3: parents

His mother was the breadwinner in the family due to the absence of his father. Before he was nine years old, he was sent to a workhouse twice. His mother was in a mental asylum when Chaplin was 14 years old.

Facts about Charlie Chaplin 4: the performance

Chaplin became an entertainer since his childhood during the Victorian era. He worked touring the music halls. He also became a comedian and stage actor.

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Facts about Charlie Chaplin 5: the life in America

Chaplin moved to America when Fred Karno Company signed him. At that time, Chaplin was only 19 years old.

Facts about Charlie Chaplin 6: the film industry

Chaplin began his career in the film industry when Keystone Studios had him appeared in the film in 1914. Find facts about Braveheart here.

Charlie Chaplin Pic

Charlie Chaplin Pic

Facts about Charlie Chaplin 7: the Tramp persona

When he appeared in the film industry, Chaplin developed the Tramp persona which made him famous. He also had a very large fan base. He became one of the important figures in the film industry by 1918.

Facts about Charlie Chaplin 8: the feature length films

Some of his famous feature length movies included The Circus (1928), A Woman of Paris (1923), The Kid (1921), and The Gold Rush (1925).

Charlie Chaplin Facts

Charlie Chaplin Facts

Facts about Charlie Chaplin 9: the sound movies

Even though the development of technology allowed Chaplin to produce a sound movie, he refused to do sound movie in 1930s. Therefore, he still produced the movies without dialogues like in City Lights (1931) and Modern Times (1936).

Facts about Charlie Chaplin 10: The Great Dictator (1940)

The Great Dictator (1940) was the movie by Chaplin which explored the political issue. It was the satire version of Adolf Hitler.

Charlie Chaplin Movies

Charlie Chaplin Movies

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