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    Charlie Chaplin did not use sound to communicate to the audience in his movies. Despite the fact that there was no spoken language‚ his movies were sensational and the audiences loved them. Chaplin was thought of as cinema ’s first genius and has been called the single most-influential artist in the history of motion pictures. I am researching Charlie Chaplin to learn how he became a sensational comedian and one of the best actors of all time. Chaplin is considered as one of the most pivotal

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    ­ 1 –  Biography: Charlie Chaplin  (April 16‚ 1889 ­ December 25‚ 1977)  Charlie Chaplin‚ who brought laughter to millions worldwide as the silent "Little  Tramp" clown‚ had the type of deprived childhood that one would expect to find  in a Dickens novel. Born in East Street‚ Walworth‚ London on 16 April‚ 1889‚  Charles Spencer Chaplin was the son of a music hall singer and his wife. Charlie  Chaplin’s parents divorced early in his life‚ with his father providing little to no  support

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    CHARLIE CHAPLIN ESSAY INTRODUCTION When I decided to do my research on Charlie Chaplin‚ I thought that it would have been quite straightforward; my plan was to introduce his life and his career‚ finishing off with his accomplishments. However‚ as my research progressed‚ I came to realise that Charlie Chaplin is a man who cannot be put into a few words. My research opens up (brought me into) a whole new dimension of his intriguing life thus drawing me into his world

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    What a little tramp! Charlie Chaplin‚ who brought laughter to millions worldwide as the silent "Little Tramp" clown. Born in East Street‚ Walworth‚ London on 16 April‚ 1889‚ Charles Spencer Chaplin was the son of a music hall singer and his wife. Charlie Chaplin’s parents divorced early in his life‚ with his father providing little to no support‚ either financial or otherwise‚ leaving his mother to support them as best she could. Chaplin’s mother Hannah was the brightest spot in Charlie’s

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    Charlie Chaplin Bio Charles “Charlie” Spencer Chaplin‚ an Englishman born in London in April the 16th 1889. His dad Charles Chaplin was an expert vocalist and an actor‚ and his mom‚ known as Lily Harley on the stage‚ was a pretty singer and an actor. His father’s death and his mother’s illness lead Charlie and his brother Sydney to provide for themself. He then became a comic performing expert and a film maker who became famous in the silent era. Chaplin became a worldwide icon through his

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    Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin once said‚ “You need power‚ only when you want to do something harmful. Otherwise‚ love is enough to get everything done.” This quote means that the things people do out of love for someone‚ is much stronger than the things that people do out of hate for that person. Through Charlie Chaplin’s many successful silent films he had entertained and brought joy to the people who watched them. When America was going through a hard time with the crash in the stock market‚

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    Spencer “CharlieChaplin. Born in 1889‚ Chaplin spent his early years preparing himself for the camera in dance troupes and stage comedy routines (Charlie Chaplin‚ 2005). Having been born into poverty‚ Chaplin’s rise to fame and riches was tremendously difficult‚ and in no small part due to Chaplin’s revolutionary approach to cinema and comedy specifically. Chaplin redefined the comedy genre by bringing intelligence and sophistication to what was otherwise a slap-stick dominated field (Charlie Chaplin

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    Spencer – later known as Charlie Chaplin – followed in his parent ’s footsteps‚ taking up singing and acting from an early age. After a rocky film debut‚ Chaplin soon became a success in 1913 while touring in the US. With his role “The Tramp‚” Chaplin reached world fame. According to Chaplin himself‚ the force that propelled him and drove him onto the world stage that he came to inhabit was not primarily artistic inspiration‚ but a desire for money. Ingeborg Kohn‚ in Charlie Chaplin‚ Brightest star of

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    Sir Charlie Chaplin: Rags to Riches April 16‚ 1889 Charles Spencer Chaplin was born above his grandfather’s cobbler’s shop. His mother Hannah Chaplin‚ a struggling stage performer and a promiscuous woman‚ birthed her first son‚ Sydney Chaplin‚ just four years earlier. Always around the theatre where his mother worked‚ Charles was “bitten” by the acting bug at a young age. In a matter of time Charles was moving his way up the social ladder‚ leaving a life of poverty behind him. In the beginning

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    Modern Times Response I believe the movie Modern Times‚ written‚ directed‚ scored‚ and produced by Charlie Chaplin‚ was Chaplin?s way to show‚ through comedy‚ the struggle between man and machine; and‚ people trying desperately to find intrinsic happiness during that depressive time. Mankind‚ as expressed by the movie‚ was at the mercy of the machines‚ the bosses‚ and the clocks in order to obtain the needs of food and shelter. The machines become a motif from the beginning of the film. In the montage

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