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Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin - - from my famous film directors series.
The original image is very big and full sized, I had to crop this one a little bit , but this is a nice size to post here.

(Born 16 April 1889 - died in 25 December 1977) was an English actor and filmmaker who rose to fame in the silent film era.
Chaplin became a worldwide icon through his screen persona "the Little Tramp" and is considered one of the most important figures in the history of the film industry.
His career spanned more than 75 years, from childhood in the Victorian era theaters until a year before his death at age 88, and encompassed both adulation and controversy.
Chaplin's childhood in London was defined by poverty and hardship. As his father was absent and his mother struggled financially, he was sent to a workhouse twice before the age of nine. When he was 14,
his mother was committed to a mental asylum. Chaplin began performing at an early age, touring music halls and later working as a stage actor and comedian. At 19 he was signed to the prestigious Fred Karno
company, which took him to America. Chaplin was scouted for the film industry, and began appearing in 1914 for Keystone Studios. He soon developed the Tramp persona and formed a large fan base.
Chaplin directed his films from an early stage, and continued to hone his craft as he moved to the Essanay, Mutual, and First National corporations. By 1918, he was one of the best known figures in the world.
In 1919, Chaplin co-founded the distribution company United Artists, which gave him complete control over his films. His first feature-length was The Kid (1921), followed by A Woman of Paris (1923),
The Gold Rush (1925), and The Circus (1928).
He refused to move to sound films in the 1930s, instead producing City Lights (1931) and Modern Times (1936) without dialogue. Chaplin became increasingly political and his next film, The Great Dictator (1940),
satirised Adolf Hitler. The 1940s were a decade marked with controversy for Chaplin, and his popularity declined rapidly. He was accused of communist sympathies (which he never was part of), while his
involvement in a paternity suit and marriages to much younger women caused scandal. An FBI investigation was opened, and Chaplin was forced to leave the United States and settle in Switzerland.
He abandoned the Little Tramp character in his later films, which include Monsieur Verdoux (1947), Limelight (1952), A King in New York (1957), and A Countess from Hong Kong (1967).
Chaplin wrote, directed, produced, edited, starred in, and composed the music for most of his films.
As a filmmaker, Chaplin is considered a pioneer and one of the most influential figures of the early twentieth century. He is often credited as one of the first artists
and directors. In the 21st century, several of Chaplin's films are still regarded as classics and among the greatest ever made.
He was a perfectionist, and his financial independence enabled him to spend years on the development and production of a film picture. His films are characterised by slapstick combined with pathos,
typified in the Tramp's struggles against adversity. Many contain social and political themes, as well as autobiographical elements.
In 1972, as part of a renewed appreciation for his work, Chaplin received an Honorary Academy Award for "the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century".
He continues to be held in high regard, with films like The Gold Rush, City Lights, Modern Times, and The Great Dictator often ranked among industry lists of the greatest films of all time and also one of
the greatest actors of all time.
From the film industry, Chaplin received a special Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Lincoln Center Film Society. The latter has since been presented annually
to filmmakers as "The Chaplin Award".
Some film critics have called Chaplin "arguably the single most important artist produced by the cinema, certainly its most extraordinary performer and probably still its most universal icon".
He is described by the British Film Institute as "a towering figure in world culture", and was included in Time magazine's list of the "100 Most Important People of the 20th Century" for the "laughter he
brought to millions" and because he " more or less invented global recognizability and helped turn an industry into an art". No matter where
you live or what language you speak - Everyone knows Charlie Chaplin. He is a universal man that can still make everyone laugh, to cry and to love his films.
As of 2011, six of the films Chaplin starred in have been added to the American National Film Registry - The Immigrant (1917), The Kid (1921), The Gold Rush (1925), City Lights (1931),
Modern Times (1936), and The Great Dictator (1940).
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More about his amazing life story here ...
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_…
- www.imdb.com/name/nm0000122/bi…

Description

Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin - - from my famous film directors series.
The original image is very big and full sized, I had to crop this one a little bit , but this is a nice size to post here.

(Born 16 April 1889 - died in 25 December 1977) was an English actor and filmmaker who rose to fame in the silent film era.
Chaplin became a worldwide icon through his screen persona "the Little Tramp" and is considered one of the most important figures in the history of the film industry.
His career spanned more than 75 years, from childhood in the Victorian era theaters until a year before his death at age 88, and encompassed both adulation and controversy.
Chaplin's childhood in London was defined by poverty and hardship. As his father was absent and his mother struggled financially, he was sent to a workhouse twice before the age of nine. When he was 14,
his mother was committed to a mental asylum. Chaplin began performing at an early age, touring music halls and later working as a stage actor and comedian. At 19 he was signed to the prestigious Fred Karno
company, which took him to America. Chaplin was scouted for the film industry, and began appearing in 1914 for Keystone Studios. He soon developed the Tramp persona and formed a large fan base.
Chaplin directed his films from an early stage, and continued to hone his craft as he moved to the Essanay, Mutual, and First National corporations. By 1918, he was one of the best known figures in the world.
In 1919, Chaplin co-founded the distribution company United Artists, which gave him complete control over his films. His first feature-length was The Kid (1921), followed by A Woman of Paris (1923),
The Gold Rush (1925), and The Circus (1928).
He refused to move to sound films in the 1930s, instead producing City Lights (1931) and Modern Times (1936) without dialogue. Chaplin became increasingly political and his next film, The Great Dictator (1940),
satirised Adolf Hitler. The 1940s were a decade marked with controversy for Chaplin, and his popularity declined rapidly. He was accused of communist sympathies (which he never was part of), while his
involvement in a paternity suit and marriages to much younger women caused scandal. An FBI investigation was opened, and Chaplin was forced to leave the United States and settle in Switzerland.
He abandoned the Little Tramp character in his later films, which include Monsieur Verdoux (1947), Limelight (1952), A King in New York (1957), and A Countess from Hong Kong (1967).
Chaplin wrote, directed, produced, edited, starred in, and composed the music for most of his films.
As a filmmaker, Chaplin is considered a pioneer and one of the most influential figures of the early twentieth century. He is often credited as one of the first artists
and directors. In the 21st century, several of Chaplin's films are still regarded as classics and among the greatest ever made.
He was a perfectionist, and his financial independence enabled him to spend years on the development and production of a film picture. His films are characterised by slapstick combined with pathos,
typified in the Tramp's struggles against adversity. Many contain social and political themes, as well as autobiographical elements.
In 1972, as part of a renewed appreciation for his work, Chaplin received an Honorary Academy Award for "the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century".
He continues to be held in high regard, with films like The Gold Rush, City Lights, Modern Times, and The Great Dictator often ranked among industry lists of the greatest films of all time and also one of
the greatest actors of all time.
From the film industry, Chaplin received a special Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Lincoln Center Film Society. The latter has since been presented annually
to filmmakers as "The Chaplin Award".
Some film critics have called Chaplin "arguably the single most important artist produced by the cinema, certainly its most extraordinary performer and probably still its most universal icon".
He is described by the British Film Institute as "a towering figure in world culture", and was included in Time magazine's list of the "100 Most Important People of the 20th Century" for the "laughter he
brought to millions" and because he " more or less invented global recognizability and helped turn an industry into an art". No matter where
you live or what language you speak - Everyone knows Charlie Chaplin. He is a universal man that can still make everyone laugh, to cry and to love his films.
As of 2011, six of the films Chaplin starred in have been added to the American National Film Registry - The Immigrant (1917), The Kid (1921), The Gold Rush (1925), City Lights (1931),
Modern Times (1936), and The Great Dictator (1940).
-
More about his amazing life story here ...
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_…
- www.imdb.com/name/nm0000122/bi…