This is the film where Chaplin gets sucked into the bowels of a machine, tightening screws as he get squeezed through a series of cogwheels. |
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Born in London, Charles Spencer Chaplin survived a difficult childhood to win early success as an English music-hall performer. |
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He also goes on to infer that he is channeling the spirit of Charlie Chaplin with the use of digital production. |
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Sunil Kumar has used the comic character of Charlie Chaplin to convey his message through the film. |
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It was to be a tale of petty cons and flophouses, and, surely, much, much more, but Chaplin was never allowed to finish it. |
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Very little of the film is revealed other than that it is the return of Chaplin after a ten-year hiatus. |
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The guest list includes a countess, a World War I hero, a British matinee idol and an American film producer who makes Charlie Chaplin movies. |
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In 1914 when Chaplin entered movies, he was an English pantomimist unknown to American audiences. |
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The story goes that during construction, Maxwell hobbled around Southern Hills on a peg leg, wobbling like Charlie Chaplin. |
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Two more installments of the British documentary series Chaplin Today are offered here. |
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From Hollywood, he created depictions of the screen stars Charlie Chaplin and Fred and Ginger. |
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James Lees-Milne's diaries mention Alvilde Chaplin, a garden designer to the minted. |
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In 1971, Chaplin recut The Kid for re-release, removing three scenes that involved the boy's mother. |
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The film's basic story is appealing, and despite the critical roasting, Chaplin tells his story well. |
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For Chaplin, technocracy must be fought, and nostalgia and sentiment must triumph. |
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Chaplin destroyed many of the out-takes and rushes from his work, and other pieces fell victim to age. |
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This is the appropriate choice, as Chaplin always made his films in monophonic sound. |
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Wilder grew up loving Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, but his great idol was famed director Ernst Lubitsch. |
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In an ensuing paternity case, tests proved that Chaplin was not the father but he was still forced to contribute to the child's upkeep. |
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In the great Chaplin-versus-Keaton debate that's been roiling for decades among cinephiles, I come down firmly on the Chaplin side. |
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At the end of the film Mr. Rowdy drenches the cast with a fire hose, a gag that Chaplin will revive, not very well, in his last film, A King in New York. |
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You have to imagine a combination of Dr Johnson, Isaiah Berlin, Peter Sellers, and don't forget Charlie Chaplin because Peter was a great mime too. |
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In 2009 Hanks was honored by the Film Society of lincoln center with the Chaplin Award. |
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From Mae West to Charlie Chaplin to Mata Hari, she leaves no performer unturned in this exhaustive, accessible-yet-scholarly probe into the unique and sexy Burlesque universe. |
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Pickford plays her customarily plucky heroine in a serio-comic role that borrows as much from Chaplin as it does the German expressionists of the period. |
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Chaplin made no secret of his disdain for stereophonic sound. |
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The 90 years of Chaplin films is indeed an appropriate occasion to show their passion for the moving picture and one of its most memorable exponents, Charles Chaplin. |
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Chaplin had not taken US citizenship and was seen in America as ungrateful for the prosperity that his successful career in the US had bestowed upon him. |
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Then Chaplin plays with our assumptions by assigning the tramp to a cell with an imposing cellmate whom, we learn, is more concerned with needlepoint than bossing the tramp. |
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I see Dickens as the forerunner to people like Chaplin and Woody Allen, really. |
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Chaplin replied publicly that he was not a communist but a peace-monger. |
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That was pretty early in your career when you two were dating and appearing in films together like Chaplin and Only You. |
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Hounded by the father of the surveillance state, J. Edgar Hoover, Chaplin gave up on America and retired to Switzerland. |
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Chaplin had big box-office grosses, but he made relatively few pictures. |
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Chaplin was eager to start with the new company and offered to buy out his contract with First National. |
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Chaplin was unhappy with the union and, feeling that marriage stunted his creativity, struggled over the production of his film Sunnyside. |
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Having fulfilled his First National contract, Chaplin was free to make his first picture as an independent producer. |
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The public, however, seemed to have little interest in a Chaplin film without his presence, and it was a box office disappointment. |
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She was 16 and he was 35, meaning Chaplin could have been charged with statutory rape under California law. |
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It was an unhappy marriage, and Chaplin spent long hours at the studio to avoid seeing his wife. |
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His fan base was strong enough to survive the incident, and it was soon forgotten, but Chaplin was deeply affected by it. |
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Before the divorce suit was filed, Chaplin had begun work on a new film, The Circus. |
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Chaplin was nonetheless anxious about this decision and remained so throughout the film's production. |
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When filming began at the end of 1928, Chaplin had been working on the story for almost a year. |
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One advantage Chaplin found in sound technology was the opportunity to record a musical score for the film, which he composed himself. |
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Chaplin finished editing City Lights in December 1930, by which time silent films were an anachronism. |
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City Lights had been a success, but Chaplin was unsure if he could make another picture without dialogue. |
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Chaplin intended to use spoken dialogue but changed his mind during rehearsals. |
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Following the release of Modern Times, Chaplin left with Goddard for a trip to the Far East. |
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Some time later, Chaplin revealed that they married in Canton during this trip. |
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She eventually divorced Chaplin in Mexico in 1942, citing incompatibility and separation for more than a year. |
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Monsieur Verdoux was the first Chaplin release that failed both critically and commercially in the United States. |
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Limelight featured a cameo appearance from Buster Keaton, whom Chaplin cast as his stage partner in a pantomime scene. |
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Chaplin decided to hold the world premiere of Limelight in London, since it was the setting of the film. |
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Because all of his property remained in America, Chaplin refrained from saying anything negative about the incident to the press. |
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The scandal attracted vast attention, but Chaplin and his film were warmly received in Europe. |
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Casting himself as an exiled king who seeks asylum in the United States, Chaplin included several of his recent experiences in the screenplay. |
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Chaplin founded a new production company, Attica, and used Shepperton Studios for the shooting. |
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The same month, Chaplin was invested with the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters by the universities of Oxford and Durham. |
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Chaplin was deeply hurt by the negative reaction to the film, which turned out to be his last. |
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Chaplin suffered a series of minor strokes in the late 1960s, which marked the beginning of a slow decline in his health. |
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Chaplin was initially hesitant about accepting but decided to return to the US for the first time in 20 years. |
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Many countries, spanning six continents, have honoured Chaplin with a postal stamp. |
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In the early morning of 25 December 1977, Chaplin died at home after suffering a stroke in his sleep. |
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The body was held for ransom in an attempt to extort money from Oona Chaplin. |
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From the film industry, Chaplin drew upon the work of the French comedian Max Linder, whose films he greatly admired. |
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Until he began making spoken dialogue films with The Great Dictator, Chaplin never shot from a completed script. |
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Producing films in this manner meant Chaplin took longer to complete his pictures than almost any other filmmaker at the time. |
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Because he personally funded his films, Chaplin was at liberty to strive for this goal and shoot as many takes as he wished. |
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Chaplin developed a passion for music as a child and taught himself to play the piano, violin, and cello. |
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As a filmmaker, Chaplin is considered a pioneer and one of the most influential figures of the early twentieth century. |
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In other fields, Chaplin helped inspire the cartoon characters Felix the Cat and Mickey Mouse, and was an influence on the Dada art movement. |
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Books about Chaplin continue to be published regularly, and he is a popular subject for media scholars and film archivists. |
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Chaplin's legacy is managed on behalf of his children by the Chaplin office, located in Paris. |
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The latter has since been presented annually to filmmakers as The Chaplin Award. |
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Chaplin was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1972, having been previously excluded because of his political beliefs. |
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However, Sellers's performance is regarded as being on par with that of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, according to biographer Peter Evans. |
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Two of the biggest actors in the silent era were Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel. |
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He lived the last years of his life in Vevey, on Lake Geneva in Switzerland, the same town Charlie Chaplin was living in at this time. |
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Both Jon Snow and Barbara Windsor are patrons for the charity, and ambassadors include Keira Chaplin and Mica Paris. |
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Investors who alleged to be compromised by the scandal, ranged from novelist Graham Greene to Charlie Chaplin. |
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Charles Chaplin was the most popular screen comedian of the first half of the 20th century. |
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The Oldham Playhouse, one of the older theatres in the region, helped launch the careers of Stan Laurel and Charlie Chaplin. |
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It is too demanding, too frightening, to take Chaplin seriously. |
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Eating is repeatedly associated with issues of social standing in the films of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. |
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As one of the founding members of United Artists, Chaplin also had a role in the development of the film industry. |
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Other important directors including Charlie Chaplin, Michael Powell, Carol Reed and Ridley Scott. |
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His nephew recalled Uncle Eric laughing louder than anyone in the cinema at a Charlie Chaplin film. |
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Chaplin began performing at an early age, touring music halls and later working as a stage actor and comedian. |
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Chaplin was scouted for the film industry and began appearing in 1914 for Keystone Studios. |
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The 1940s were a decade marked with controversy for Chaplin, and his popularity declined rapidly. |
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An FBI investigation was opened, and Chaplin was forced to leave the United States and settle in Switzerland. |
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Chaplin wrote, directed, produced, edited, starred in, and composed the music for most of his films. |
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There is no official record of his birth, although Chaplin believed he was born at East Street, Walworth, in South London. |
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As the situation deteriorated, Chaplin was sent to Lambeth Workhouse when he was seven years old. |
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For the two months she was there, Chaplin and his brother Sydney were sent to live with their father, whom the young boys scarcely knew. |
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Between his time in the poor schools and his mother succumbing to mental illness, Chaplin began to perform on stage. |
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This was an isolated occurrence, but by the time he was nine Chaplin had, with his mother's encouragement, grown interested in performing. |
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Chaplin worked hard, and the act was popular with audiences, but he was not satisfied with dancing and wished to form a comedy act. |
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In May 1906, Chaplin joined the juvenile act Casey's Circus, where he developed popular burlesque pieces and was soon the star of the show. |
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Meanwhile, Sydney Chaplin had joined Fred Karno's prestigious comedy company in 1906 and, by 1908, he was one of their key performers. |
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Six months into the second American tour, Chaplin was invited to join the New York Motion Picture Company. |
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He was not used in a picture until late January, during which time Chaplin attempted to learn the processes of filmmaking. |
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For his second appearance in front of the camera, Chaplin selected the costume with which he became identified. |
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Chaplin adopted the character as his screen persona and attempted to make suggestions for the films he appeared in. |
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Sennett kept him on, however, when he received orders from exhibitors for more Chaplin films. |
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Chaplin asserted a high level of control over his pictures and started to put more time and care into each film. |
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The use of pathos was developed further with The Bank, in which Chaplin created a sad ending. |
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Shops were stocked with Chaplin merchandise, he was featured in cartoons and comic strips, and several songs were written about him. |
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Chaplin this large sum annually because the public wants Chaplin and will pay for him. |
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For The Pawnshop, he recruited the actor Henry Bergman, who was to work with Chaplin for 30 years. |
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With their careful construction, these films are considered by Chaplin scholars to be among his finest work. |
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Later in life, Chaplin referred to his Mutual years as the happiest period of his career. |
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Chaplin was attacked in the British media for not fighting in the First World War. |
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Despite this criticism Chaplin was a favourite with the troops, and his popularity continued to grow worldwide. |
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It was completed in January 1918, and Chaplin was given freedom over the making of his pictures. |
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Chaplin received a subpoena to appear before HUAC but was not called to testify. |
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Filming began in November 1951, by which time Chaplin had spent three years working on the story. |
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After the release of Shoulder Arms, Chaplin requested more money from First National, which was refused. |
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They gave us large white and brown bread rolls, shaped like the ones Charlie Chaplin used for his tapdance in The Gold Rush. |
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Chaplin says the knifefrenzy fantasy popped into his head after he spotted a set of carving knives in the backstage kitchen. |
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Morecroft will be joined by saxophonist Tim Ower, trombonist Raphael Clarkson, electric bassist Conor Chaplin and drummer Liam Waugh. |
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Duncan Chaplin is senior research methodologist at the Urban Institute. |
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Chaplin directed his own films from an early stage and continued to hone his craft as he moved to the Essanay, Mutual, and First National corporations. |
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Chaplin was portrayed by Robert McClure in both productions. |
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While making The Gold Rush, Chaplin married for the second time. |
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A television series about Chaplin's childhood, Young Charlie Chaplin, ran on PBS in 1989, and was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program. |
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He tried his Chaplin impression, but it didn't really come off. |
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Marcel Marceau said he was inspired to become a mime artist after watching Chaplin, while the actor Raj Kapoor based his screen persona on the Tramp. |
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Chaplin also strongly influenced the work of later comedians. |
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Later, as he developed a keen interest in economics and felt obliged to publicise his views, Chaplin began incorporating overtly political messages into his films. |
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Chaplin exercised complete control over his pictures, to the extent that he would act out the other roles for his cast, expecting them to imitate him exactly. |
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Chaplin never spoke more than cursorily about his filmmaking methods, claiming such a thing would be tantamount to a magician spoiling his own illusion. |
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In the 1975 New Year Honours, Chaplin was awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II, though he was too weak to kneel and received the honour in his wheelchair. |
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As Chaplin denied the claim, Barry filed a paternity suit against him. |
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Deeply disturbed by the surge of militaristic nationalism in 1930s world politics, Chaplin found that he could not keep these issues out of his work. |
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It was these concerns that stimulated Chaplin to develop his new film. |
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The trip had been a stimulating experience for Chaplin, including meetings with several prominent thinkers, and he became increasingly interested in world affairs. |
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Chaplin was reported to be in a state of nervous breakdown, as the story became headline news and groups formed across America calling for his films to be banned. |
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It occurred to Chaplin that it was turning into a large project, so to placate First National, he halted production and quickly filmed A Day's Pleasure. |
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Norman Spencer Chaplin was born malformed and died three days later. |
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Chaplin felt The Gold Rush was the best film he had made to that point. |
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Before the creation of United Artists, Chaplin married for the first time. |
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Chaplin then embarked on the Third Liberty Bond campaign, touring the United States for one month to raise money for the Allies of the First World War. |
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With the new year, however, Chaplin began to demand more time. |
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It was a big success, and Chaplin received considerable press attention. |
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Saintsbury secured a role for Chaplin in Charles Frohman's production of Sherlock Holmes, where he played Billy the pageboy in three nationwide tours. |
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The manager sensed potential in Chaplin, who was promptly given his first role as a newsboy in Harry Arthur Saintsbury's Jim, a Romance of Cockayne. |
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In the years Chaplin was touring with the Eight Lancashire Lads, his mother ensured that he still attended school but, by age 13, he had abandoned education. |
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Soon, war films of all types were showing throughout the world, notably those of Charlie Chaplin who actively promoted war bonds and voluntary enlistment. |
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Rowling, The Beatles, Charlie Chaplin, Elton John and Adele. |
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Chaplin received many awards and honours, especially later in life. |
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