Who is he?
 Charlie Chaplin was an English film actor,
director, producer, writer, and composer!
 One of his appearances was in “The Little
Tramp” when he wore a gentlemen’s derby, a
cane, and a neatly kept mustache with baggy
trousers and oversized shoes.
Special Info
 He had a granddaughter who was the actress
Dolores Chaplin.
 Born on April 16th, 1889 and died on
December 25th, 1997.
Special Info (cont.)
 Charlie spent most of his early childhood with
his mother, and singer, Hannah Hall.
 Charlie made his first stage debut at age 5,
filling in (taking) his mother’s spot after losing
her voice.
Accomplishments
 Became a professional entertainer in 1897
(age 8) when he joined the Eight Lancashire
Lads, a clog-dancing act.
 Played a small role in William Gillette's
Sherlock Holmes and a stint with the act of
“Casey’s Court Circus”.
Accomplishments (cont.)
 His first one-reeler was “Making a Living” that
was made in 1914.
 Charlie Chaplin was signed to appear in Muck
Sennet's Keystone Comedy films. “Making a
Living” being the first.
Success
• Some of Charlie’s movie acting roles were
starring in “The Tramp”, “Burlesque on
Carmen”, “The Rink”, “Easy Street”, “One
A.M.” and MANY others.
• He moved to an even better job in which he
made $670,000/year in the 1910s and 20s
(about $67,000,000 today!)
 Charlie was married four different times.
 He played as “The Tramp” in almost all of his
movie/acting roles.
Marriage
 Charlie’s second wife, Lita, was 12 years old
when they first met.
 They had 2 children named Charles Jr. and
Sydney. They got married when they were 16
years old 1924. They soon divorced 3 years
later.
Special Honors
 In 1975, Charlie was knighted (became a “Sir”)
by Queen Elizabeth II just before his 86th
birthday.
 After being knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in
1975, Charlie died of natural causes at 4 a.m.
At the time, he was married to his wife Oona.
Death
 Charlie died of old age (same as natural
causes) and was a peaceful and calm death.
 Lady Chaplin wanted the funeral to be private
and restricted to the family. The burial would
be held in Switzerland however.
Charlie’s Quotes
 “A man’s true character comes out when he is
drunk.” “A day without laughter is a day
wasted.”
 “Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to
make a fool of yourself.” “I suppose that’s one
of the ironies in life; doing the wrong thing at
the right time.” MANY others.
Parents
 Charlie Chaplin’s parents were Charles
Spencer Chaplin Sr. and singer Hannah
Chaplin.
 Charlie said he didn’t really know his father
but he was a London Music Hall singer.
Marriage and Death (Charles
Sr.)
 The Chaplin marriage between Hannah and
Charles ended after Hannah was caught
having an affair that resulted in the birth of a
son fathered by Leo Dryden, another Music
Hall singer.
 At age 37, Charles Chaplin Sr. died from illness
from stemming alcohol. (excessive use)
“Little Tramp” Film
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nEk5Uq2
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Charlie’s 4 Wives
 Charlie had 4 wives; Mildred Harris being the
first, Lita Grey being second, Paulette
Goddard being third, and Oona O’Neil being
his forth.
 Mildred (1st) Harris and Charlie got married
on November 26th, 1924. They had one son
named Norman Chaplin who, sadly died three
days after birth. The couple divorced in 1927.
Charlie’s 4 Wives (cont.)
 Lita Grey (2nd) was shown in slide #9.
 Paulette Goddard (3rd) and Charlie got
married on a trip near Japan and China in
1936. They made 2 films together “Modern
Times” and “The Great Dictator”. Divorced 6
years later in 1942.
Charlie’s 4 Wives (last)
 Oona O’Neil (4th) became married to Charlie in
June, 1943 and had 8 children between 18 years.
 The 8 children were Geraldine Chaplin (August
1st, 1944), Michael Chaplin (March 7th, 1946),
Josephine (March 28th, 1949), Victoria (May 19th,
1951), Eugene (August 23rd, 1953) Jane (May 23rd,
1957), Annette (December 3rd, 1959) and finally
Christopher (July 8th, 1962) Charlie had a total of
11 children between his 4 wives.
Mildred Harris
 November 29, 1901 – July 20, 1944
Lita Grey
 April 15, 1908 – December 29, 1995
Paulette Goddard
 June 3, 1910 – April 23, 1990
Oona O’Neil
 May 14, 1925 – September 27, 1991
Resources
 http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Celebrities/ChaplinCharlie-16030.html
 http://web.ebscohost.com/src/results?sid=ef5d6
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 http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/
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Resources (cont.)
 http://www.ednapurviance.org/chaplininfo/ch
aplinfamily.html
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
 http://www.ednapurviance.org/chaplininfo/ch
aplinwives.html