Interesting facts about Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin - Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin was one of many best and broadly liked silent movie stars. From “Easy Street” (1917) to “Modern Times” (1936), he made lots of the funniest and hottest movies of his time. He was finest identified for his character, the naive and lovable Little Tramp.

Chaplin was referred to as one of the vital demanding males in Hollywood. Whatever the measurement the half, Chaplin walked every actor by means of each scene. Chaplin knew {that a} successful scene was not merely in regards to the star, however about everybody on the display screen.

Charlie Chaplin labored with a youngsters' dance troupe earlier than making his mark on the massive display screen.

Chaplin's childhood in London was one in every of poverty and hardship, as his father was absent and his mom struggled financially, and he was despatched to a workhouse twice earlier than the age of 9. When he was 14, his mom was dedicated to a psychological asylum. Chaplin started acting at an early age, touring music halls and later working as a stage actor and comic.

Nearing the tip of his life, Chaplin did make one final go to the United States in 1972, when he was given an honorary Academy Award. The journey got here simply 5 years after Chaplin's ultimate movie, A Countess from Hong Kong (1967), the filmmaker's first and solely color film.

Some interesting facts about Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (Charlie Chaplin) - the legendary comedian, director, composer, and world-famous personality.

Born: 16 April 1889, Walworth, London, United Kingdom
Died: 25 December 1977, Manoir de Ban, Switzerland
Spouse: Oona O'Neill (1943–1977), Paulette Goddard (1936–1942), Lita Grey (1924–1927), Mildred Harris (1918–1920)
Children: Charles, Sydney, Geraldine, Michael, Josephine, Victoria, Eugene, and Christopher). 
Parent: Charles Chaplin Sr (father) Hannah Chaplin (née Hill) (mother).

1. Charlie Chaplin openly opposed fascism, war, and capitalism in his films. He was defamed by the FBI and banned in the US in 52. Awarded an Honorary Academy in 1972, he hesitantly returned and received a 12-minute standing ovation; the longest in the history of the Academy.

2. Charlie Chaplin was nearly killed by the assassins of Japanese Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi, hoping to provoke a war with the United States. However, Chaplin escaped this fate, as he went with the son of the Prime Minister to a sumo wrestling match.

3. In 1978, Charlie Chaplin's body was stolen and the kidnappers demanded a ransom. The widow refused to pay the £ 400,000 ransom demand because "Charlie would have thought it ridiculous." The body was found 11 weeks later.

4. When Einstein met with Charlie Chaplin, Chaplin remarked: "People greet me because everyone understands me, and they greet you because no one understands you."

5. In 1975, Chaplin was awarded the knighthood of Queen Elizabeth II.

6. Charlie Chaplin was paid $ 10,000 a week in 1915.

7. Charlie Chaplin was inextricably linked with Disney. Chaplin was one among the inspirations for Mickey Mouse. He later went on to work with Disney as a distributor and helped Disney in their negotiations for Snow White.

8. In 1917, Charlie Chaplin became so popular that people wearing his type of dress grew in number, it is believed that nine out of ten men began to dress and behave like Chaplin that year.

9. Charlie Chaplin not only wrote, directed, produced, edited, and starred in his films, but also composed musical scores for many.

10. Winston Churchill and Charlie Chaplin were friends. Churchill once taught Chaplin how to make brickwork, which was one of Winston's favorite hobbies.

11. While filming Gold Rush, Charlie Chaplin did 63 separate scenes where his character is eating a boot, in fact, the sole was made of licorice and he was admitted to the hospital with insulin shock due to his high sugar intake.

12. Charlie Chaplin once went to the Charlie Chaplin competition and finished third.

13. Charlie Chaplin had an entire Alaskan winter village built under the scorching sun in California to shoot his most successful film, The Gold Rush. The sight of this snow-covered village attracted crowds of tourists.

14. Charlie Chaplin's daughter played Charlie Chaplin's mother in the 1992 biopic Chaplin.

15. Charlie Chaplin was going to raise pigs in Arkansas before becoming a movie star but decided to abandon this idea after learning about the need to castrate animals.

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