Charles Chaplin


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  • Place of Birth: Walworth, London , England
  • Biography: Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor and film director of the silent film era who became one of the best-known film stars in the world before the end of the First World War. Chaplin used mime, slapstick and... Read more

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London, Aug 29 (PTI) A painting of celebrated Spanish actress-singer Raquel Meller, whom Charlie Chaplin negotiated unsuccessfully to have a role in his film "City Lights", is expected to fetch 200,000 pounds at a sale here next month. ... Full Article

Aug. 26--Silent films periodically have been revived with full orchestral accompaniment, Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights" and Abel Gance's "Napoleon" among noteworthy examples. But the world premiere that unfolded Wednesday night in Symphony Center represented a different kind of gamble. ... Full Article

When people talk about the great comedians of silent film, they'll mention Charlie Chaplin (whether they have seen any of his movies or not), and then maybe Buster Keaton, and then maybe Harold Lloyd. ... Full Article

We all have our blind spots, and Lord knows I've got mine: ratatouille (the food not the movie), the Glastonbury festival. In film, though, there is one particular personal bugaboo that's always stood out above all others - an icon... ... Full Article

Enter Mendel Werdyger, a lush-bearded 52-year-old Hasidic Jew who runs a record shop on 13th Avenue in Borough Park, Brooklyn. With no college degree and no professional training in sound engineering, Mr. ... Full Article

One of Charlie Chaplin 's earliest works returned to the big screen Saturday evening after being forgotten for decades. The short, silent film , " A Thief Catcher ," from 1914, holds only a brief cameo by the legendary actor... ... Full Article

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