Charles Spencer Chaplin

Charles Spencer Chaplin was born on 16 April 1889 in London. His father, Charles Spencer older, and mother, Hannah Harriette Hill, were variety performers. Despite the atmosphere of the entertainment industry, which dominated all their lives, had Charles and his half-brother Sydney childhood straight out of books by Charles Dickens – full of misery, hunger, poor people. 

Charles was very tight baby. He hated company makes other children and could not communicate with them ‘. As we would say today: the mama pet. His mother was a source of inspiration for him, which is taught not only acting techniques, but also attitude in life. His father, bohemian artist, family life might indicate. Therefore, shortly after Charles’ birth the family left. Charles first spoke to the board, which means the world to five years’. Represent it the mother who suddenly lost the singing voice. His appearance was so fun that people threw him onto the stage coins. Provoked a volley of laughter when “Charles stopped to sing, He gathered money and then continued singing as if nechumelilo. Despite such successes, however small family had enough “money to a normal life. The mother moved to London workhouses, Charles and Sydney had to leave ‘to Hanwellskej school for orphans and poor children. A later affected their fate in a further blow. In their mother’s mental illness manifested and took the boys father. He was not on it was much better. It was hard to be an alcoholic and gave vydržiavat ‘his mistress. Alcoholism was the most frequent disease artists and also the cause of death only 38-year-old Charles Spencer Chaplin older. Since then, both brothers had to feed ‘almost alone. Although they returned to her mother, she was not able to take care of them. 

Since they only knew Charlie – rozosmievat ‘people, he decided to feed’ the team. At seventeen he joined the revue Karnola Fred, with whom traveled across America. In November 1913 signed a contract with Mackie Sennettom of Keystone Company and went to Hollywood. Making his first film, and Love was released in February, the 1914th In the same year he made 35 films further plant. His brand has become a hobo with a brush mustache, and pinch with a bamboo stick, too, in the free trousers and huge shoes. As he later said to his image came by chance: “I had no clue how my character should look like. I simply opened the box and strung on myself, what I saw. And since I could not decide whether to vagrant young or old, I joined him yet beard that was also easy to determine the age. “It was a huge success. People love him. And he finally earning huge money. In 1919 he founded together with actor Douglas Fairbanks, his wife, actress Mary Pickford and director DW Griffith Society “United Artists. And even more continued shooting grotesiek. silent films as a Kid, Gold Rush, Lights vel’komesta later were replaced by the sound, but they were no less successful – Science ‘let us as a dictator from 1940. 

In addition to acting, however, Charlie Chaplin had a huge talent still on something – seduces’ underage girl. His first wife Mildred Harris was only 16 years. He was about 14 years older. Also, the further his wife Lita Grey was 16 years, but on the 35th She bore him two children, though after two years divorced. With 19-year-old Paulette Godardovou that you took as a 44-year, their marriage lasted only six years. In June 1943 he married his fourth and last wife. Osemnást’ročnej daughter of playwright Eugene O’Neill – Oone – tridsaťšest’ročný impede the age difference. Oona bore him eight children and survived him until his death. Although the native Londoner has built a huge career in America, this country had never to the heart of useful informations.Never nezažiadal of citizenship, what is it in the 50th vypomstilo years. Mccarthizmus cruelly intervened and his life – got the list of suspected anti-American activities. In 1952, when ‘he traveled to Britain for the premiere of his latest film Limelight, yet the ship received a message that has not return to America, because there it is released.Chaplin was proud of his family moved to Switzerland. He returned to America only once. In 1972, when ‘The Academy awarded him an Oscar for lifetime achievement.He was impressed, although there but did not want the other ‘. He returned home in Vevey, where the 25th December 1977 as a 88-year-old died. Went peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by family. Once again, however, his name ocitio on the front pages of newspapers. In March 1978 in fact someone stole the body from the family tomb.Police managed to find him ‘to 18 May of that year.