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Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film.He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered one of the film industry's most important figures.
(Sir) Charlie Chaplin (KBE) (1889–1977) was an English internationally renowned Academy Award-winning actor, comedian, filmmaker and composer who was best known for his career in Hollywood motion pictures from his debut in 1914 until 1952, he however subsequently appeared in two films in his native England.
The Manoir de Ban, or Champ de Ban Estate Manor, is a manor house located at Corsier-sur-Vevey on the banks of Lake Geneva in Switzerland.The property is known for having been Charlie Chaplin's home for 25 years, from 1952 until his death in 1977. [1]
Variety first mentioned Charles Chaplin, as he was billed, in his American stage debut, before he had made any films. The review said the 29-minute show was performed in three scenes, describing ...
December 25, 1977: Film comedian Charlie Chaplin dies at age 88 December 30, 1977: Spain offers autonomy to Basque Country in Álava, Biscay, and Gipuzkoa provinces [ 1 ] December 31, 1977: Sheikh Jabar Al-Sabah becomes the new Emir of Kuwait
Child actor, best known as Charlie Chaplin's sidekick in The Kid and (as an adult) as Uncle Fester on TV's The Addams Family. The infamous Coogan Law is named after him. [227] Elisha Cook Jr. December 26, 1902 May 18, 1995 American Actor. Cook first appeared onstage at the age of 14 and worked onstage in stock theatre, vaudeville and Broadway.
1977 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1977th ... Sir Charlie Chaplin, British actor, producer and director (b. 1889)
The ceremony was marked by Marlon Brando's boycott of the Oscars, and his sending of Sacheen Littlefeather to explain why he could not show up to collect his Best Actor award for The Godfather; and by Charlie Chaplin's only competitive Oscar win, for Best Original Dramatic Score for his 20-year-old film Limelight, which was eligible because it ...