he is considered one of the most pivotal
stars of the silent film era and of
early Hollywood welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be taking a look at the
life and career of Charlie Chaplin born
April 16th 1889 in Walworth London
Charles Spencer Chaplin grew up in a
family of Music Hall performers
interestingly his start as a performer
came especially early in life a
musically inclined five-year-old Chaplin
was discovered by his mother’s stage
manager after her voice broke
unexpectedly on stage the young boy was
promptly assured on stage to save the
show by singing a popular melody already
comfortable with audiences and
interested in becoming an entertainer
Chaplin started his acting career only
three years later when he began touring
with the eight Lancashire lads musical
troupe a decade later in 1910 at the age
of 18 he joined the vaudeville troupes
variety entertainment show to perform in
America in 1913 Keystone Studios popular
comedy director Mack Sennett discovered
the gifted performer on stage in New
York in short order
Charlie landed several film studio
contracts to direct and appear in dozens
of films as his comedic persona the
Little Tramp a role that debuted in 1914
s kid auto races at Venice as the
popular character with a toothbrush
mustache bowler hat bamboo cane and
funny walk the comedian starred in such
silent comedies as the Tramp and the
bank due to his instant success and his
interest in sitting in the director’s
chair he formed Chaplin studios in 1916
three years later he joined forces with
other Hollywood heavyweights to form
United Artists despite a highly
successful film career both on and off
the screen and his achievement of
worldwide popularity Chaplin was not
immune to scandal
the first instance of gossip occurred
during World War one when his loyalty to
his home country of England was called
into question due to the fact that he
had never applied for US citizenship and
had chosen to stay away from battle
critics in his home nation labeled him a
coward this negative backlash was
further exasperated with the help of FBI
chief j edgar Hoover who voiced
suspicions the Chaplin’s films such as
the Great Dictator used comedy to spread
communist propaganda as a result when
Chaplin traveled to London for the
premiere of his 1952 film limelight he
was denied re-entry to the United States
due to these suspicions of communist
ties without recourse the actor decided
to resettle his family in Switzerland
despite this negative press he was
awarded several honours around the world
for example he was given the rank of
officer of the Legion of Honour by
France in 1952 and 20 years later was
honoured with an Academy Award for his
immeasurable contributions to the motion
picture industry of the 20th century
words seemed so futile so feeble I can
only say that thank you for the honor of
inviting me here living an
unconventional lifestyle he married four
times over the course of his life and
raised 11 children
all while preferring to live in shabby
accommodations despite his immense
fortune not even his death of natural
causes in 1977 at the age of 88 kept him
out of the tabloids as his corpse was
stolen from its grave and not recovered
for three months
to this day Charlie Chaplin is
considered one of the greatest
filmmakers in the history of American
cinema his movies are still popular
throughout the world and he continues to
make audiences laugh as the little trend
you
stars of the silent film era and of
early Hollywood welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be taking a look at the
life and career of Charlie Chaplin born
April 16th 1889 in Walworth London
Charles Spencer Chaplin grew up in a
family of Music Hall performers
interestingly his start as a performer
came especially early in life a
musically inclined five-year-old Chaplin
was discovered by his mother’s stage
manager after her voice broke
unexpectedly on stage the young boy was
promptly assured on stage to save the
show by singing a popular melody already
comfortable with audiences and
interested in becoming an entertainer
Chaplin started his acting career only
three years later when he began touring
with the eight Lancashire lads musical
troupe a decade later in 1910 at the age
of 18 he joined the vaudeville troupes
variety entertainment show to perform in
America in 1913 Keystone Studios popular
comedy director Mack Sennett discovered
the gifted performer on stage in New
York in short order
Charlie landed several film studio
contracts to direct and appear in dozens
of films as his comedic persona the
Little Tramp a role that debuted in 1914
s kid auto races at Venice as the
popular character with a toothbrush
mustache bowler hat bamboo cane and
funny walk the comedian starred in such
silent comedies as the Tramp and the
bank due to his instant success and his
interest in sitting in the director’s
chair he formed Chaplin studios in 1916
three years later he joined forces with
other Hollywood heavyweights to form
United Artists despite a highly
successful film career both on and off
the screen and his achievement of
worldwide popularity Chaplin was not
immune to scandal
the first instance of gossip occurred
during World War one when his loyalty to
his home country of England was called
into question due to the fact that he
had never applied for US citizenship and
had chosen to stay away from battle
critics in his home nation labeled him a
coward this negative backlash was
further exasperated with the help of FBI
chief j edgar Hoover who voiced
suspicions the Chaplin’s films such as
the Great Dictator used comedy to spread
communist propaganda as a result when
Chaplin traveled to London for the
premiere of his 1952 film limelight he
was denied re-entry to the United States
due to these suspicions of communist
ties without recourse the actor decided
to resettle his family in Switzerland
despite this negative press he was
awarded several honours around the world
for example he was given the rank of
officer of the Legion of Honour by
France in 1952 and 20 years later was
honoured with an Academy Award for his
immeasurable contributions to the motion
picture industry of the 20th century
words seemed so futile so feeble I can
only say that thank you for the honor of
inviting me here living an
unconventional lifestyle he married four
times over the course of his life and
raised 11 children
all while preferring to live in shabby
accommodations despite his immense
fortune not even his death of natural
causes in 1977 at the age of 88 kept him
out of the tabloids as his corpse was
stolen from its grave and not recovered
for three months
to this day Charlie Chaplin is
considered one of the greatest
filmmakers in the history of American
cinema his movies are still popular
throughout the world and he continues to
make audiences laugh as the little trend
you
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