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  Charlie Chaplin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chaplin was one of the most creative and influential personalities in the silent film era: he acted in, directed, scripted, produced, and eventually even scored his own films.
Charlie Chaplin and Mahatma Gandhi in London, 1931.
Chaplin's second honorary award came 44 years later in 1972, and was for "the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century".
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 Charlie Chaplin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chaplin was one of the most creative personalities in the silent film era; he acted, directed, scripted, produced, and eventually scored his own films.
During the era of McCarthyism, Chaplin was accused of "un-American activities" as a suspected communist; and J.
Amongst his many honors, Charles Chaplin has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 1985 he was honored with his image on a postage stamp of the United Kingdom and in 1994 he appeared on a United States postage stamp designed by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld.
www.encyclopedia-online.info /Charlie_Chaplin   (1676 words)

  
 Charlie Chaplin: Tutte le informazioni su Charlie Chaplin su Encyclopedia.it   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Chaplin si sposò quattro volte ed ebbe undici figli, di cui uno nato morto.
Nel 1952, Chaplin lasciò gli Stati Uniti per un viaggio in Inghilterra e, avuta notizia che il suo rientro in USA sarebbe stato ostacolato, decise di stabilirsi in Europa fissando la sua residenza in Svizzera.
Chaplin morì a Vevey, in Svizzera, il giorno di Natale del 1977 ed è sepolto nel cimitero di Corsier-Sur-Vevey.
www.encyclopedia.it /c/ch/charlie_chaplin.html   (1412 words)

  
 American Masters . Charlie Chaplin | PBS
For Chaplin, the best way to locate the humor or pathos of a situation was to create an environment and walk around it until something natural happened.
The concern of early theater and film was to simply keep the audience's attention through overdramatic acting that exaggerated emotions, but Chaplin saw in film an opportunity to control the environment enough to allow subtlety to come through.
Chaplin knew that a successful scene was not simply about the star, but about everyone on the screen.
www.pbs.org /wnet/americanmasters/database/chaplin_c.html   (636 words)

  
 Chaplin - an essay by Aaron Hale
Charlie Chaplin was born on April 15, 1889, in London, England to Charles Chaplin, Sr., and Hannah Hill(Lynn, Kenneth, pg.376).
Charlie was at school when his mother suffered a mental breakdown and was taken away to an institution.
Charlie's investigation began on August 15, 1922, when an agent called A.A. Hopkins passed on the information to the FBI that Charlie had given a reception for a prominent labor leader, William Z. Foster, who was visiting Los Angeles (Robinson, David, pg.
www.csse.monash.edu.au /~pringle/silent/chaplin/aaronhale.html   (2027 words)

  
 Charlie Chaplin biography, the little tramp - world famous tramp clown
Chaplin's mother Hannah was the brightest spot in Charlie's childhood; formerly an actor on stage, she had lost her ability to perform, and managed to earn a subsistence living for herself, Charlie, and Charlie's older half-brother Sidney by sewing.
Chaplin's life continued to be centered around his work, even in his grief, as he began work on his next film towards the end of that year: City Lights (read review).
Charlie Chaplin used it to make a statement about the paradox of killing millions in war is virtuous for the winning side, but killing individuals is a crime.
www.clown-ministry.com /History/Charlie-Chaplin.html   (4497 words)

  
 Charlie Chaplin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Charlie was thrown on his own resources before he reached the age of ten as the early death of his father and the subsequent illness of his mother made it necessary for Charlie and his brother, Sydney, (...)
We all know that Charlie Chaplin is reputed for his grace and balleticness, which is not surprising, really, when you consider that clog dancing was one of his earliest sources of remuneration.
Charlie on the Radio II When Charlie returned from his visit to depression-ravaged Europe in June 1932, he was a changed man. His social consciousness had gained a new energy during his seventeen-month sojourn and his creative activity was greatly affected by this change.
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 Charlie Chaplin: Hollywood Renegade
Charlie and his elder half-brother Sydney were raised in a broken household by their mother, whose mental stability was aggravated by poverty and deprivation.
Chaplin personally confronted the First National board to convince them that quality films not only enhanced both their interests, but was also the basis with which Chaplin signed with the distributor in the first place.
Chaplin protested many of the management reforms that came when Joseph Schenck was brought in as the new president of United Artists in November 1924.
www.cobbles.com /simpp_archive/charlie-chaplin_biography.htm   (8557 words)

  
 Charlie Chaplin Encyclopedia Article @ AlienArtifacts.com (Alien Artifacts)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
KBE, (April 16, 1889 – December 25, 1977), better known as Charlie Chaplin, was an English comedy actor, becoming the most famous actor in the early to mid Hollywood cinema era, and also a notable director.
Although blood tests proved Chaplin was not the father of Barry's child, the tests were then inadmissible as evidence in court, and he was ordered to support the child.
Chaplin's half-brother, Sydney, was three-fourths-Jewish [1], but he was never a practising Jew.
www.alienartifacts.com /encyclopedia/Charlie_Chaplin   (5127 words)

  
 Discover Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin was the first international star of the modern era, especially beloved for his Little Tramp character.
He was the first screen artist to write, direct and perform in his own films; in fact, in some cases, Charlie Chaplin even wrote the music for his movies.
Finally, Charlie Chaplin was also the first artist to use his work to convey a message of equality and justice for all - but especially for the "little guy".
www.discoverchaplin.com   (253 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Charlie Chaplin
Charlie first took to the stage when, aged 5, he performed in Music Hall in 1894, standing in for his mother.
Chaplin died on Christmas Day, 1977 in Vevey, Switzerland at age 88, and was interred in Corsier-Sur-Vevey Cemetery in Corsier-Sur-Vevey, Vaud.
Amongst his many honors, Chaplin has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 1985 he was honored with his image on a postage stamp of the United Kingdom and in 1994 he appeared on a United States postage stamp designed by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin   (1770 words)

  
 Charlie Chaplin - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Although Chaplin had his major successes in the United States and was a resident from 1914 to 1952, he retained his British nationality.
Chaplin's professional successes were repeatedly overshadowed by his private life, particularly with regard to his politics and his pattern of relationship with young women.
Amongst his many honours, Chaplin has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 1985 he was honoured with his image on a postage stamp of the United Kingdom and in 1994 he appeared on a United States postage stamp designed by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld.
www.voyager.in /Charlie_Chaplin   (2640 words)

  
 BFI | Features | Charlie Chaplin
Charles Chaplin is film history - a genius of the defining art of the 20th century and a towering figure in world culture.
Charlie Chaplin, who retained his British Nationality throughout his life and his long production career in the United States is one of the pivotal figures in film history.
It is fitting then that Charlie Chaplin should have a focal position in the Institute's cultural programme.
chaplin.bfi.org.uk   (243 words)

  
 Mr Zac's Movie Site: Charlie Chaplin
Charles Spencer Chaplin was born on April 16th, 1889 in Walworth, London, and lived a Dickensian childhood, shared with his brother, Sydney, that included extreme poverty, workhouses and seeing his mother's mental decline put her into an institution.
But it was his mother Charlie idolized and was inspired by during his visits backstage while she performed, to take up such a career for himself.
It wasn't until 1940 that Chaplin broke his silence to make The Great Dictator, in which he delivered his powerful, famous speech, a statement of his beliefs about a certain dictator named Adenoid Hynkel (guess who).
www.geocities.com /jnyby83/Chaplin.html   (640 words)

  
 Charlie Chaplin
An essay on Charlie Chaplin written by Aaron Hale is available.
His parents, Charles Chaplin, Sr and Hannah Hill were music hall entertainers but separated shortly after Charlie was born, leaving Hannah to provide for her children.
Charlie had already debuted in the music hall in 1894, when he had sung a song after his mother was taken hoarse.
www.csse.monash.edu.au /~pringle/silent/chaplin/chaplin.html   (194 words)

  
 Charlie Chaplin - AOL Music
Chaplin / Charlie Chaplin / Sir Charles Chaplin...
Charlie Chaplin and Paulette Goddard in Modern Times (1936),...
Download, listen and watch Charlie Chaplin music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
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 TIME 100: Charlie Chaplin
An advertisement for a Charlie Chaplin film was a promise of happiness, of that precious, almost shocking moment when art delivers what life cannot, when experience and delight become synonymous, and our investments yield the fabulous, unmerited bonanza we never get past expecting.
In the first decades of the 20th century, when weekly moviegoing was a national habit, Chaplin more or less invented global recognizability and helped turn an industry into an art.
In 1923 Hart Crane, who wrote a poem about Chaplin, said his pantomime "represents the futile gesture of the poet today." Later, in the 1950s, Chaplin was one of the icons of the Beat Generation.
www.time.com /time/time100/artists/profile/chaplin.html   (405 words)

  
 Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin began on the music-hall stage and then joined a pantomime troupe.
Chaplin merged physical grace, disrespect for authority, and sentimentality into a highly individual character he created for the Keystone Company.
Charlie: the life and art of Charles Chaplin: Richard Schickel discusses his new documentary.
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 Charlie Chaplin - Wikiquote
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (16 April 1889 - 25 December 1977) Comedic actor and director, usually known by his stage name of Charlie Chaplin.
In which Chaplin plays the dual roles of the dictator "Adenoid Hynkel" (a direct parody of Adolf Hitler) and "The Jewish Barber".
At the end of the movie, the barber is mistaken for the dictator and asked to give a speech on the occasion of the invasion of a neighboring country.
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 Charlie Chaplin's Leading Ladies
Mabel Normand and Chaplin in 'Dough and Dynamite'
Chaplin soon had a screen test and signed her for his leading lady in 'Monsieur Verdoux'.
Chaplin's films are all trademarks and/or services marks of Bubbles Inc. SA and/or Roy Export Company Establishment used with permission.
www.ednapurviance.org /chaplinleadladies.html   (1275 words)

  
 The Charlie Chaplin FBI File
To provide you with a better perspective on the Charlie Chaplin FBI file, Fade To Black has asked Lindsay Young Professor of Cinema Studies and American Studies at the University of Tennessee, Dr. Chuck Maland, for some assistance.
His book, Chaplin and American Culture, won the Theater Library Association Award for best book in the area of recorded performance (film, radio, or television) in 1989.
After sketching an outline of Chaplin's career and suggesting why the FBI became interested in him, I'll describe what the FBI files are like and how to read them, followed by some suggestions about particularly important sections of the files.
www.fadetoblack.com /foi/charliechaplin   (224 words)

  
 Internet Archive: Details: Charlie Chaplin Festival
Four Chaplin shorts from 1917: The Adventurer, The Cure, Easy Street and The Immigrant, presented with music and sound effects.
A good example of Chaplins early work using all the talents previously honed to perfection in the English Music Hall, well worth taking the time to download.
When you watch these 4 shorts you can see why Chaplin was and still is such a great star.
www.archive.org /details/charlie_chaplin_film_fest   (221 words)

  
 Charlie Chaplin UK
Charlie Chaplin UK The Charlie Chaplin UK DVD and Video Guide has been updated and moved to a new home.
Apart from the Video and DVD guide, Chaplin UK has closed down.
Chaplin's films are all trademarks and/or service marks of Bubble Inc. S.A.
www.geocities.com /Hollywood/Screen/7157   (87 words)

  
 Chaplin Biographer Seeks Information Sources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
I am writing a full-length biography of Charlie Chaplin and want to establish internet communication with film historians, cultural historians, political historians, biographers and psychoanalysts.
Some topics of interest include: Chaplin, British Music Hall, Cockney Culture and Humor, Mime, Silent Film Comedy, Hollywood (1912-1952), The American Political Scene (1930's-1950's) and relevant information about the public and private lives of other people who were intimately, personally or casually connected to Chaplin.
Family Members: Hannah Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin Sr., Sydney Chaplin (Brother), Charlie Chaplin Jr., Sydney Chaplin (Son), Oona O'Neill Chaplin, Charlie and Oona's Children (Geraldine, Michael, Josephine, Victoria, Eugene, Jane, Annette and Christopher).
www.american.edu /academic.depts/soc/chaphome.html   (221 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Charlie Chaplin: DVD: P.K. Radhakrishnan,Jagathi Sreekumar,Harisree Asokan,Premkumar,Kalpana (IV),Sindhuja   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
For more information about "Charlie Chaplin" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
there are 5 double sided discs and one single disc with a Chaplin documentary hosted by Burgess Meredith.
but this is a lot of Chaplin for a little money.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00028G6Z8?v=glance   (622 words)

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