Name: Charlie Chaplin

Birth name: Charles Spencer Chaplin

Born: 16 April 1889, Walworth, London, England, UK
Parents: Charles and Hannah Chaplin
Nickname:
Charlie
Charlot
The Little Tramp
Also known:
Ch. Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Sir Charles Chaplin
Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)

Spouse:
Oona Chaplin (16 June 1943 - 25 December 1977) (his death) 8 children
Paulette Goddard (June 1936 - June 1942) (divorced)
Lita Grey (26 November 1924 - 1926) (divorced) 2 children
Mildred Harris (23 October 1918 - 1920) (divorced) 1 child
Ages:
Chaplin was 29 years old when he wed Mildred Harris; she was 16
He was 35 years old when he wed Lita Grey; Lita was 16

He was 47 years old when he wed Paulette Goddard; Paulette was 25

He was 54 years old when he wed Oona O'Neill (Oona Chaplin); Oona was 17

Half-brother:
Syd Chaplin
Wheeler Dryden

Father:
Charles Chaplin Jr
Sydney Chaplin

Father (with Oona Chaplin:

Geraldine Chaplin
Josephine Chaplin
Christopher Chaplin
Jane
Eugene
Michael Chaplin
Victoria Chaplin
Annette-Emilie.

Grandfather:
Dolores Chaplin
Carmen Chaplin
Kiera Chaplin
Aurélia Thiérrée
James Thiérrée.

Father-in-law: Eugene O'Neill

Awards: Knighted in 1975

Died: 25 December 1977, Vevey, Switzerland
Cause of death: Natural causes

Trade Mark
A tramp with toothbrush mustache, undersized bowler hat and bamboo cane who struggled to survive while keeping his dignity in a
world with great social injustice.

Highly descriptive facial expressions

Entertainer Charlie Chaplin was probably the most well-known actor of the early 20th century. After adopting his
trademark Little Tramp costume, consisting of baggy pants, bamboo cane, bowler hat, and over-sized shoes, Chaplin
became a Hollywood icon. He was the most popular draw in the early days of silent film and, even to this day, when a list
of early movie comedians is given, Chaplin is often the first name mentioned.

Chaplin lived a complex life. He could act in a lovable and unassuming manner in his slapstick sketches, or he could
be politically defiant, as witnessed in his railing against the rise and rule of Germany’s Adolf Hitler in The Great Dictator.
He frequently found himself at odds with American political and social mores of the time, which ultimately led to his self-
imposed exile to Switzerland, where he died in 1977.

Most Hollywood scholars know the basics of his life, yet there are many interesting facts about Charles Spencer Chaplin
that the general public does not know.

He was the first actor to appear on Time magazine. Chaplin appeared on the July 6, 1925 issue ofTime magazine, a
U.S.-based news magazine. He was the first actor ever to appear on the magazine known for its influential cover photo.
He won only one non-honorary Oscar, and it was 21 years “late”. Chaplin won an honorary Academy Award
(”Oscar”) in 1929, during the first presentation of awards. Originally nominated in a couple of categories, his name was
withdrawn and he was presented instead with a special award. He also received an honorary award in 1972. The next year,
however, he won a Best Music Oscar forLimelight, a film he had made 21 years earlier, yet had not been shown in Los
Angeles until 1972, thus enabling his nomination and subsequent award.
He purposely avoided dialogue in two “talkies”. Chaplin wrote, produced, and acted in two movies in the 1930s, well
after conversations were prevalent in the “talkies” (motion pictures in which sound was added). Surprisingly, the actors did
not talk in these two movies, relying instead on the musical score to set the tone for the movies, and the few spoken
words coming from objects such as a radio.
He had a fondness for young wives. Chaplin was married for 4 times. He was 29 and his first wife was 16 when they
married. His second marriage was to 16-year-old Lita Grey, when he was 35. His third and possibly fictional marriage to
Paulette Goddard, was rumored to have occurred when he was 47 and she was 28. He married his last wife, Oona O’Neill,
daughter of playwright Eugene O’Neill, occurred when Oona had just turned 18. Chaplin was 54.
He was ordered to pay child support for a child that was not his own. In the 1940s, Charlie had a brief relationship
with actress Joan Barry. Several months after their breakup, she claimed that Chaplin was the father of the child to which
she had just given birth. When blood tests proved that Chaplin was not the father of the child, Barry’s attorney moved to
have the tests ruled inadmissible as evidence. Because there was little historical precedent to admit the test results into
the trial, the judge did not allow them to be used as evidence of Chaplin’s non-paternity. After a mistrial and a retrial,
Chaplin was ordered to pay Barry $75 per week for child support, a respectable amount in those days.
His corpse was stolen. Three months after Chaplin died on Christmas, 1977, his body was stolen in an effort to extort
money from his family. Chaplin’s body was recovered 11 weeks later after the grave-robbers were captured. He is now
buried under 6 feet of concrete to prevent further theft attempts.
He has an asteroid named after him. Four years after his death, Ukrainian astronomer, Lyudmila Karachkina, named an
asteroid after him. Ms. Karachkina, discoverer of 131 asteroids, named one of them 3623 Chaplin. It resides in the asteroid
“belt” between Mars and Jupiter and appears as a magnitude 12.1 object, making it visible in a moderately strong
telescope
A king in new york (1957)

The story is about an overthrown monarch who arrives in New York to find
that his prime minister has absconded with all his funds. Running up massive
bills in his hotel, he is persuaded to make television commercials. Meanwhile,
the monarch meets a precocious lad who is being harassed by government
agents to betray his parents. Frustrated by American society, he leaves the
country, but not before he passes on to the young boy the hope for a better
future.

Lime light (1953)

The story of a once-great stage comedian, who’s career has failed and has
become an alcholic, who saves the life of a despondent ballerina from a
suicide attempt. The film is a juxtaposition of these two personalities, one who
rallies & goes onward, the other who falls further.

The great dictator (1940)

In Chaplin’s classic satire on Nazi Germany, dictator Adenoid Hynkel

has a double—a poor Jewish barber—who one day is mistaken for
Hynkel.

Modern times (1936)

Charlie Chaplin’s legendary satire of the mechanized world. As a factory

worker driven bonkers by the soulless momentum of work, Chaplin
executes a series of slapstick routines around machines, including a
memorable encounter with an automatic feeding apparatus, as well as
creating a touching relationship between the Tramp and a street gamine
played by Paulette Goddard.

City lights (1931)

Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp befriends a blind flower girl, trying to raise the
money for the operation to restore her sight. One of Chaplin’s best films.

The circus (1928)

 At the midway of a failing circus, The Little Tramp falls into a series of
comic routines that end when, pursued by a cop, he bursts into the
tent’s center ring and wows the audience. The circus owner auditions
The Little Tramp as a clown but discovers he is only funny when he isn’t
trying. He tricks The Little Tramp into joining the circus as a prop man
who wreaks havoc with whatever he does and who unknowingly
becomes the star of the show.

The gold rush(1925)

A lone prospector (Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp) ventures into Alaska

looking for gold. He gets mixed up with some burly characters and falls
in love with the beautiful Georgia. He tries to win her heart with his
singular charm.

A women of paris (1923)

A film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin, designed to launch Edna

Purviance into a serious acting career. A good film, although not a
comedy.

The pilgrim (1923)

Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp is an escaped convict who swipes a parson’s

clothing. On the lamb, he is mistaken for a real minister, and tries to fill
those shoes.

Pay day (1922)

Chaplin plays a humble working man confused about the amount of his
paycheck and how to keep it away from his wife.

The kid (1920)

Chaplin’s first full-length movie, and one of his best—the Tramp
befriends an orphaned child, raises him as only the Tramp could, and
then struggles to keep the boy when circumstances threaten to tear
them apart.

The idle class (1920)

 Chaplin plays two roles, leading to a delightful case of mistaken identity.
As an inebriate society gentleman, he neglects his heartbroken wife. As
The Little Tramp, he fantasizes about a wonderful life with her.
Sunny side (1919)

Originally titled “Jack of All Trades,” The Little Tramp works as a hotel
desk clerk, janitor and cook, as well as a cattle herder, ballet dancer,
swooning suitor and jealous swain.

A day’s pleasure (1919)

The fun is in the action as The Little Tramp escapes unscathed while
those around him find themselves helplessly enmeshed in the mess he
leave behind.
Dog’s life (1918)
The story of two underdogs, human and canine, succeeding against the
odds - a very funny slapstick comedy
Shoulder arms (3 reels) (1918)
The story of The Little Tramp’s heroic efforts in and out of the trenches
of World War I. An inept soldier, The Little Tramp redeems himself in a
series of hilarious adventures, including capturing Kaiser Wilhelm—all in
a dream.
The bond (1918)
Charlie Chaplin’s help for the war effort (World War I) - a few short skits
illustrate the different kind of bonds, including the most important -
Liberty Bonds!

film facts s

Three Chaplin silent comedies “A Dog’s Life”, “soldiers arms, and “the
pilgrim” are strung together to form a single feature length film, with new
music composed by Charlie Chaplin, narrated by Chaplin, and a small
amount of new connecting material..