Charlie Chaplin

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Charlie Chaplin

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Sir Charles Spencer Charlie Chaplin

• He was born on the 16th of April 1889. He was a
  remarkable American and English film-actor,
  scriptwriter, composer and producer, a master of
  cinema. In 1919 he founded a well-known film
  studio United Artists.

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The unique genius who left the film industry.

• He was a creator of one of the most picturesque
  images of the world cinema a tramp Charlie, who
  appeared in the short-length comedies in1910th in
  the film studios of Keystone.

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Interesting facts

• Chaplin had blue eyes
• Chaplin was the lefthander, and he even played
  the violin with the left hand
• Once Chaplin incognito took part in a competition
  of doubles of the Tramp. Under one version he
  took the second place in the competition, under
  other version the third, under the third
  version the fifth.

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Chaplin himself was the author of some aphorisms
short popular expressions. Here some of them

• I believe that the power of laughter and tears
  can become antidote with hatred and fear
• Life is a tragedy when you see its close up,
  and a comedy when you look at it from afar
• The saddest thing that can be in a life is a
  habit to luxury

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• Life without disputes would be very boring.
  Everything that lives appeals to discussion
• There is nothing easier, than to write down
  memoirs which have been taken off from a head

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The most creative man

• Chaplin was one of the most creative and
  influential people during an epoch of mute
  cinema. Chaplin's creativity was greatly
  influenced by the French comedian Max Linder to
  whom he devoted one of the films.

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The Beginning

• His career began during the Victorian epoch when
  small Charlie stepped on the stage of Music Hall
  in Great Britain for the first time and lasted
  for 75 years practically till his death o at the
  age of 88 years.

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In 2008 Martin Stiff in the review of the book
Chaplin life wrote

• Chaplin was not simply a big person, he was the
  giant. In 1915 he rushed into the world as if a
  ghost with the gift of a comedy, laughter and the
  help when all ran around like a mad in the First
  World War, and during the following 25 years
  both during Great depression and during Adolph
  Hitler's eminence, he continued creating
  Hardly ever any other person can bring more
  pleasure, pleasure and simplification while the
  majority of people needs them so.

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Early years in England (18891909)

• Charlie Chaplin was born in London in a family of
  actors of Music Hall. His parents Charles
  Spenser Chaplin-senior and Hanna Chaplin (on a
  scene Poured Gerli) were variety actors.

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Childhood

• Charlie appeared on the stage for the first time
  in 1894 at the age of five, having replaced his
  mother in the Music Hall program, because of
  problems with her throat. Small Charlie had a
  great success with the audience.

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The first steps in art

• At the end of 1898 Chaplin joined the children's
  dancing group Eight Lancashire Guys. On
  Christmas of 1900 Lancashire Guys he took part
  in a pantomime "Cinderella". Chaplin was in a
  suit of a cat and had an opportunity to make
  spectators laugh for the first time. In the
  spring of 1901 Chaplin left Lancashire Guys.
  Charlie seldom attended school, he worked as the
  seller of newspapers, the assistant of a doctor,
  in a printing house etc..

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The first success

• In 1903 at the age of 14 years he received a
  permanent job at the theater and a role in the
  play "Sherlock Holmes". At this time Chaplin was
  almost illiterate.

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During several years Charlie also played in a
variety show.

• From 16 years he regularly played the violin for
  416 hours per day. On February, 21st, 1908 he
  received a place of an actor in the theatrical
  enterprise of Fred Karno and soon became one of
  the main actors in a number of performances.

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The first years in the USA (19101913)

• From September, 1910 till June, 1912 Chaplin with
  Karnos troupe was on tours in the USA. At this
  time he made a decision to remain in this
  country. He was invited to work in Keystone
  Studios with the salary in 150 dollars a week.
  Gradually pictures with the young actor began to
  make profit, and Chaplin became one of film
  studio stars. Then Chaplin decided to make films
  himself.

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The first film

• In 1914 Chaplin shot the first film independently
  (Overtaken by a Rain) in which he represented
  himself as the actor, the director and the script
  writer.

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The most expensive actor in the history for those
times

• In 1917 Chaplin concluded the contract on 1
  million dollars with the First National Pictures
  Studio, becoming the most expensive actor in the
  history for those times.

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Activity in United Artists (19191939

• In 1921 Chaplin travelled to Europe and had a
  great success in London and Paris. In Berlin
  nobody knew him as Chaplin's films weren't shown
  in the post-war Germany. The glory to Chaplin was
  brought by mute cinema and though the sound had
  appeared in films in 1927, Charlie remained true
  to the old film techniques even the whole decade.

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The Second Visit to Europe

• Chaplin made the second visit to Europe in 1931
  during a premiere of the film Big City Lights.
  On the third time Chaplin visited Europe in 1936
  during the display of the film New Times.

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The house of Charlie Chaplin

• Till 1922 Chaplin had no own house and lived in
  the rented houses, hotels and clubs. In 1922
  Chaplin constructed the house in Beverly-Hills.
  In the house, except 40 rooms, there was a cinema
  hall and an organ.

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The beginning of persecutions in the USA

• In 1952 Chaplin created a film "Festoon
  Lightings". On September, 17th, 1952 Chaplin went
  to London on the world premiere of this film, and
  the Head of FBI Edgar Hoover banned the return
  entrance of the actor to the USA. Chaplin lodged
  in Switzerland, in a small town.

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The latest works

• In Switzerland Chaplin wrote music to the old
  silent movies, sounds a film "Gold-rush". The
  actor was awarded by the Soviet International
  Award of the World in 1954.

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The King in New York

• In 1957 Chaplin stared in the film The king in
  New York. In 1964 Chaplin published the memoirs
  which he laid down in a basis of a biographic
  feature film "Chaplin".

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"Rehabilitation"

• In 1972 Chaplin received honorable "Oscar" for
  the second time. For this purpose he arrived to
  the USA for short time. He was given out only
  limited visa. On March, 4th, 1975 Chaplin was
  devoted in knights by queen Elizabeth II.

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Awards

• He was the winner of the award of the American
  Film academy in 1973 and twice an honorable
  Oscar's owner in 1929 and 1972. Chaplin received
  Oscar for the invaluable contribution the art of
  cinema.

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Death

• The actor died in his sleep on December, 25th,
  1977 in the house in Veve and was buried on a
  local cemetery.

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In memory about him

• In memory of Charlie Chaplin the monument was
  established on the bank of lake of Geneva.

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