Charlie Chaplin was born on April 16, 1889 in London. His father was an entertainer and although not one of the big names, he was doing very well. His mother Hannah was also an entertainer. A wonderful mimic, she had a sweet, charming voice. While they were by no means rich, the music hall provided the Chaplins with a comfortable living.
Unfortunately happy life didn't last long. Father's alcoholism was slowly, but surely destroying his marriage. Finally it ended in divorce, but Hannah was indomitable. Without her, Charlie Chaplin would have become just one more child lost in the poverty of Victorian London. Somehow she not only managed to keep Charlie and his brother Syney clean and warm, clothed and fed but she conjured[3] little treats for them. She would sit at the window watching the passersby and guess at their characters from the way they looked and behaved, spinning tales to delight Charlie and Syney. Charlie took in her skills and went on using them all his life.
Charlie's first silence film, released in February 1914, was called "Making a living".
First voice movie is <The Great Dictator> (1940).
Charlie's famous films:
<Modern Times >
<City lights>
<The Gold Rush>
<Monsieur Verdoux>
<Limelight>
Chaplin's robust health began to slowly fail in the late 1960s, after the completion of his final film A Countess from Hong Kong, and more rapidly after he received his Academy Award in 1972. By 1977, he had difficulty communicating, and was using a wheelchair. Chaplin died in his sleep in Vevey, Switzerland on 25 December 1977. Charlie Chaplin was survived by his wife, nine children and 24 grandchildren. Chaplin was interred in Corsier-Sur-Vevey Cemetery, Switzerland. On 1 March 1978, his corpse was stolen by a small group of Swiss mechanics in an attempt to extort money from his family. The plot failed; the robbers were captured, and the corpse was recovered eleven weeks later near Lake Geneva. His body was reburied under 6 feet (1.8 m) of concrete to prevent further attempts.
Spouse Mildred Harris (m. 1918–1921) 1 child
Lita Grey (m. 1924–1927)
2 children
Paulette Goddard (m. 1936–1942)
Oona O'Neill (m. 1943–1977)
8 children
Child Birth Death Chaplin's
age
at time of
birth
Mother Grandchildren
Norman Spencer Chaplin 7 July 1919
10 July
1919
30
Mildred
Harris
Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr.[125]5 May 1925
20 March
1968
36
Lita Grey
Susan Maree Chaplin
(b 1959)
Sydney Earle Chaplin 31 March
1926
3 March
2009
36
Stephan Chaplin (b
19xx)
Carol Ann Barry Chaplin (Disputed)[126]2 October
1943
54 Joan Barry Unknown
Geraldine Leigh Chaplin 31 July 1944 55
Oona
O'Neill Shane Saura Chaplin (b 1974)
Oona Castilla Chaplin (b 1986)
Michael John Chaplin 7 March
1946
56
Kathleen Chaplin (b.
1975)
Dolores Chaplin (b.
1979)
Carmen Chaplin (b
19xx)
George Chaplin (b
19xx)
Josephine Hannah Chaplin 28 March
1949
59 Julien Ronet (b. 1980)
Victoria Chaplin 19 May 1951 62 Aurélia Thiérrée (b. 1971)
James Thiérrée (b. 1974)
Eugene Anthony Chaplin 23 August
1953
64
Kiera Chaplin (b.
1982)
Jane Cecil Chaplin 23 May 1957 68 Orson Salkind (b. 1986)
Osceola Salkind (b. 1994)
Annette Emily Chaplin 3 December
1959
70
Christopher James
Chaplin
6 July 1962 73。