INTRODUCTION-
Birth-16 April 1889
Death- 25 December 1977
Cause of death- Stroke
Occupation- Actor, Composer.
EARLY LIFE-
Chaplin's childhood was fraught with poverty and hardship.
Chaplin's early years were spent with his mother and brother Sydney in the London.
ENTRY TO FILM-
Chaplin was invited to join the New York Motion Picture Company.
Chaplin arrived in Los Angeles, home of the Keystone studio, in early December 1913.
BEGINNING-
A contract was negotiated with Mutual that amounted to $670,000 a year, which Robinson says made Chaplin – at 26 years old – one of the highest paid people in the world.
RENEW-
In the last two decades of his career, Chaplin concentrated on re-editing and scoring his old films for re-release, along with securing their ownership and distribution rights.
In an interview he granted in 1959, the year of his 70th birthday, Chaplin stated that there was still "room for the Little Man in the atomic age".
DEATH-
By October 1977, Chaplin's health had declined to the point that he needed constant care. In the early morning of 25 December 1977, Chaplin died at home after suffering a stroke in his sleep.
THE LETTER-
"I wanted everything to be a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large ... I added a small mustache, which, I reasoned, would add age without hiding my expression. I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the makeup made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked on stage he was fully born."
3. EARLY LIFE
Chaplin's childhood was
fraught with poverty and
hardship.
Chaplin's early years were
spent with his mother and
brother Sydney in the
London.
4. ENTRY TO
FILM
Chaplin was invited to join
the New York Motion
Picture Company.
Chaplin arrived in Los
Angeles, home of the
Keystone studio, in early
December 1913.
5. BEGINNING
A contract was negotiated
with Mutual that amounted
to $670,000 a year , which
Robinson says made
Chaplin – at 26 years old –
one of the highest paid
people in the world.
6. BANNED
Although Chaplin remained
politically active in the years
following the failure
of Monsieur Verdoux , his
next film, about a forgotten
vaudeville comedian and a
young ballerina
in Edwardian London, was
devoid of political themes.
7. EUROPEONS
Chaplin did not attempt to
return to the United States
after his re-entry permit
was revoked, and instead
sent his wife to settle his
affairs.
Chaplin remained a
controversial figure
throughout the 1950s,
especially after he was
awarded the International
Peace Prize.
8. RENEW
In the last two decades of
his career, Chaplin
concentrated on re-editing
and scoring his old films for
re-release, along with
securing their ownership
and distribution rights.
In an interview he granted
in 1959, the year of his 70th
birthday, Chaplin stated
that there was still "room
for the Little Man in the
atomic age".
9. DEATH
By October 1977, Chaplin's
health had declined to the
point that he needed
constant care. In the early
morning of 25 December
1977, Chaplin died at home
after suffering a stroke in
his sleep.
10. WHY
KNOWN BY
ALL
Chaplin believed his first
influence to be his mother,
who entertained him as a
child by sitting at the
window and mimicking
passers-by: "it was through
watching her that I learned
not only how to express
emotions with my hands
and face, but also how to
observe and study people.”
11. "I wanted everything to be a contradiction: the pants
baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes
large ... I added a small moustache, which, I reasoned,
would add age without hiding my expression. I had no
idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed,
the clothes and the makeup made me feel the person
he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked
on stage he was fully born."
THE LETTER
