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How was Charlie Chaplin's education?
~ Charlie Chaplin had little to no education. He was very poor, he grew up in the slums of London, and his mother could barely afford to care for her seven children.
~ Charlie Chaplin was either in poorhouses or was put to work to help his mother barely get through the day
~ He had left school barely able to read and write to go and follow his dream of acting and comedy
Charlie Chaplin's Birth?
~Charlie Chaplin was born in England of East street, Walworth, in south London
~There was no official record of his birth
~He was born April 16 1889
Charlie Chaplin's death.
~Charlie Chaplin died of old age in his sleep on Christmas day December 25, 1977 in Switzerland.
~ After Charlie Chaplin's death thieves had dug up his grave and asked for money after taking his body but after they did not give them money they left the body and now there is cement around Charlie's grave.
Charlie Chaplins family?
~ Charlie Chaplin was born into a unhealthy marriage between his parents
~ His mother Hannah Chapin was a very successful singer in the Music Hall but was regularly in and out of mental hospitals
~ His father Charles Spencer Chaplin Sr. was a successful actor but became a heavy drinker and drank himself to death on May 9th, 1901 at the age of 37 from a stemming drinking illness
Did Charlie Chaplin make a difference?
~ Charlie Chaplin had invented voice over and many people chose his movies more than many others. His films were always being noticed and being watched from all over the world
~He had been one of the most famous well known people in the silent film era; he was showing many people different ways of how to make something so serious and sad that he could make you happy and no longer sad
What was some of Charlie Chaplin's accomplishments?
~Charlie Chaplin accomplished so much; he had so many talents...
~He was a British comedian, producer, writer, director, and a composer
~He was such an inspiration to people that on April 14th, 1981 a near life size bronze statue was put up in Leicester Square, London, England
What
were some struggles that Charlie Chaplin faced?
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The FBI had a secret file on Charlie Chaplin from 1922-1978
~The
FBI could not find any record of Charlie Chaplin's birth in London,
England ,but they found a name. "Israel Thornstein" a Russian Jew
~The
FBI had drawn a suspicion to Charlie Chaplin because of his ties to a
communist organization
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