Charlie Chaplin

Chaplin as "The Tramp"

Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) was a movie actor and movie-maker. He was well known for a character he played in movies called "The Tramp". His best known movies include The Kid, The Gold Rush, City Lights, Modern Times, and The Great Dictator. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest men to work in movies.

Chaplin was born in 1889 in London and died in 1977 in Corsier-sur-Vevey in Switzerland. He was married four times: Mildred Harris (1918–1920); Lita Grey (1924–1927); Paulette Goddard (1936–1942); and Oona O'Neill (1943–1977).

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