"A day without laughter is a day wasted"
Charles Chaplin

BY: Karoll Michelle Cedeño Villarreal

Oct 21, 2010

CHAPLIN'S BIOGRAPHY


BY: Karoll Michelle Cedeño Villarreal


 Charlie Chaplin was born on April 16 of 1889 in London, England. His father died before he was thirteen and his mother was sent to a mental hospital when he was fifteen.



 He went to USA for the first time with the Fred Karno troupe from 1910 to 1912, where He met Mack Sennet who hired him for his studio: the keystone film company. Then, in 1913, he moved to Hollywood, where he became involved in movies, first as an actor and the as a director. Chaplin used mime, slapstick and other visual comedy routine on his movies.

 



He got married four times, and he had 11 children. Chaplin wrote, directed, and starred in feature films such as The immigrant in 1917, The gold rush in 1925, City lights in 1931, Modern timer in 1936 and The great dictator in 1940. Chaplin died in his sleep in Vevey, Switzerland on Christmas Day 1977. Chaplin always will be remember for his happy soul, his desires to help the people and his methods to criticize the actual situation of his time. Also, He was an example of life for all the world.

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