Charlie Chaplin

by Séréna Soubra

• Who is He?• His Childhood• His Achievements as an actor• The Downturn• The end of a Legend • Questions

Charlie Chaplin

Who is

• An English actor and Filmmaker• He rose to fame in the “Silent Film” era• One of the most famous figure of the film

Industry• The Best Comedian ever known in History• His famous quote : “A day without Laughter is

a day Wasted”

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His Childhood• Born in London on April 16th, 1889• Was very POOR and his mother did not have

enough money to raise him.• He had to work even before age of 9• At age of 14th, his mother became mentally

sick and was moved to live in a hospital for mental disorders.• He started performing at early age• At Age of 19th, he signed a contract with an

important filmmaker and moved to America.

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The Actor

• In 1914 he started performing in Major films and became very famous.• He directed his films and wrote, produced,

edited, starred in, and composed the music for most of his films• His films were very comic but many of them

had social and political themes• He was a perfectionist• He gained a lot of fame and became the best

known figure in the world

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The Downturn• In 1940, he became very political which reflected

in his movies• His popularity declined rapidly• In 1953, and because of a Scandal, a police case

was opened against him and he was forced to leave the United states and settle in Switzerland

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The End of a Legend

• In mid 1970s he became very ill• In 1972 he was honored as the best actor for a

century and was granted the Oscar prize.• In March 4th, 1975 Queen Elizabeth II granted him

a Knighthood and became Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin• He passed away on 25th December 1977, he was

88 years old

Charlie Chaplin

Questions…

• Where was Charlie Chaplin born ?• At what age did he start working?• What happened to his mother?• At what age did he move to America?• At what age did he die?

Charlie Chaplin