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Charlie Chaplin: Biography

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Birth Name: Charles Spencer Chaplin
Birth Place: London, England
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/16/1889, Aries
Date of Death: 12/25/1977
Profession: Actor; director; producer; screenwriter; composer

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Charlie Chaplin Fast Facts:

Both of his parents were music-hall entertainers.
First went on stage at age 5 when his mother's voice failed her during a performance.
Lived in a series of workhouses and an orphanage as a young child.
Desperate poverty and deprivation in his childhood inspired his character The Little Tramp.
Co-founded United Artists in 1919 with Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith.
Lost a paternity suit brought against him by actress Joan Barry in 1943 despite the fact that blood tests proved that Barry's child wasn't his.
Fourth wife Oona O'Neill was the daughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill; her father disinherited her after her marriage to Chaplin.
Published My Autobiography in 1964.
Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1975.
Portrayed by Robert Downey Jr. in the 1992 biopic Chaplin.

Charlie Chaplin Relationships:
Sydney Chaplin - Son
Sydney Chaplin - Half Brother
Lita Grey - Ex-wife
Charles Chaplin Jr. - Son
Oona Chaplin - Wife
Geraldine Chaplin - Daughter
Wheeler Dryden - Half Brother
Mildred Harris - Ex-wife
Paulette Goddard - Ex-wife
Michael Chaplin - Son
Eugene Anthony Chaplin - Son
Jane Chaplin - Daughter
Victoria Chaplin - Daughter
Annette-Emily Chaplin - Daughter
Hetty Kelly - Ex-significant Other
Pola Negri - Ex-fiancée
Hannah Chaplin - Mother
Charles Chaplin - Father
Norman Spencer Chaplin - Son
Spencer Dryden - Nephew
Joan Barry - Ex-significant Other
Christopher Chaplin - Son
Josephine Chaplin - Daughter
Charlie Chaplin Awards:
1940 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1947 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Nominee
1940 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Nominee
1972 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Original Dramatic Score) - Winner
1928 Oscar: Special Award - Winner
1971 Oscar: Honorary Award - Winner

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