BIOGRAPHY AND PERSONALITY OF A FAMOUS ARIES: CHARLES CHAPLIN

Film actor, producer, dramatist, director, and composer, born in London, UK. His mother had a nervous collapse and his father died when he was 5 years old, forcing him to become a street rogue, along with his half-brother, dancing for money in the street. He joined a group of infant dancers and later had modest roles in London theaters. At age of 17 he joined a group of actors touring the USA, where in 1912 he joined the Keystone Company to play in his first silent movie, Making a Living (1914). That’s during his time at Keystone that he developed his character of ‘The Little Tramp’, working out each detail to perfection. In 1915 he make his first masterpiece, The Tramp. The Kid (1921) brought him to international stardom, and he went on to making his major films, City Lights (1928), Modern Times (1936), The Great Dictator (1940), and Limelight (1952), after which his popularity declined.

Over the years he was criticized for his many romantic affairs and, in 1952, on a ship to England, he was informed that he might not be permitted to go back to United States because of his suspected leftist ideas, so he established in Switzerland. He did not return to the USA until 1972, when he accepted a Special Academy Award. Regarded as a true genius of the history of cinema, he was knighted in 1975.