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Charlie Chaplin

Charlie ChaplinAKA Charles Spencer Chaplin

Born: 16-Apr-1889
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 25-Dec-1977
Location of death: Vevey, Switzerland
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Corsier-sur-Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland

Gender: Male
Religion: Anglican/Episcopalian [1]
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor, Film Director

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Silent film comedian


[1] Baptized into the Church of England, though in life Chaplin was never religious. Nazi claims that he was Jewish were false. In particular, a 1934 propaganda leaflet called him a "disgusting Jewish acrobat", and another, Juden Sehen Dich An (The Jews are Watching You), called him a "Pseudo-Jew." See "Nazi propaganda book targeted Charlie Chaplin", London Telegraph, 29 February 2008.

Father: Charles Chaplin, Sr. (alcoholic)
Mother: Hannah Smith
Brother: Sydney Chaplin (half brother)
Wife: Mildred Harris (m. 23-Oct-1918, div. 1920)
Wife: Lita Grey (m. 26-Nov-1924, div. 1926)
Wife:
Paulette Goddard (m. Jun-1936, div. Jun-1942)
Wife: Oona Chaplin (dau. of Eugene O'Neill, m. 16-Jun-1943)
Son: Norman Spencer Chaplin (b. 7-Jul-1919, d. 10-Jul-1919)
Son: Charlie Chaplin, Jr. (b. 5-May-1925, d. 20-Mar-1968)
Son: Sydney Chaplin (b. 30-Mar-1926)
Daughter: Geraldine Chaplin (actress, b. 31-Jul-1944)
Girlfriend: Pola Negri
Slept with: Marion Davies (rumored)
Girlfriend: Edna Purviance
Mistress: Louise Brooks (1925)

    United Artists
    Oscar (honorary) 1929 for The Circus
    Oscar (honorary) 1972 Lifetime Achievement
    Oscar for Best Music Original Score 1973 for Limelight (shared)
    Erasmus Prize 1965 (with Ingmar Bergman)
    Knight of the British Empire 4-Mar-1975
    French Legion of Honor 1985
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 6751 Hollywood Blvd
    Paternity Test blood test (1943)
    Exhumed (1-Mar-1978)
    Risk Factors: Asthma

    FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
    A Countess from Hong Kong (5-Jan-1967)
    A King in New York (12-Sep-1957)
    Limelight (23-Oct-1952)
    Monsieur Verdoux (11-Apr-1947)
    The Great Dictator (15-Oct-1940)
    Modern Times (5-Feb-1936)
    City Lights (30-Jan-1931)
    The Circus (6-Jan-1928)
    The Gold Rush (26-Jun-1925)
    A Woman of Paris (26-Sep-1923)
    The Kid (21-Jan-1921)
    Sunnyside (15-Jun-1919)
    Shoulder Arms (20-Oct-1918)
    A Dog's Life (14-Apr-1918)
    The Rink (4-Dec-1916)
    The Vagabond (10-Jul-1916)
    The Floorwalker (15-May-1916)
    The Rounders (7-Sep-1914)
    The Masquerader (27-Aug-1914)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    A Countess from Hong Kong (5-Jan-1967)
    A King in New York (12-Sep-1957)
    Limelight (23-Oct-1952)
    Monsieur Verdoux (11-Apr-1947)
    The Great Dictator (15-Oct-1940)
    Modern Times (5-Feb-1936)
    City Lights (30-Jan-1931)
    The Circus (6-Jan-1928)
    The Gold Rush (26-Jun-1925)
    The Pilgrim (26-Feb-1923)
    The Kid (21-Jan-1921)
    Sunnyside (15-Jun-1919)
    Shoulder Arms (20-Oct-1918)
    A Dog's Life (14-Apr-1918)
    The Rink (4-Dec-1916)
    The Vagabond (10-Jul-1916)
    The Floorwalker (15-May-1916)
    Tillie's Punctured Romance (14-Nov-1914)
    The Rounders (7-Sep-1914)
    The Masquerader (27-Aug-1914)
    The Knockout (11-Jun-1914)
    Tango Tangles (9-Mar-1914)
    A Film Johnnie (2-Mar-1914)

Author of books:
My Autobiography (1964, memoir)


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