Charles Chaplin

Birth Name:

Charles Spencer Chaplin

Birth Place:

Walworth, London, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Soundtrack, Writer, Actor, Director, Editor, Producer, Music department

Along with Ingmar Bergman, was honored with receiving a joint Erasmus Prize in 1965
As of 2013, six of Chaplin's films have been selected to preserve in the National Film Registry
Due to the persisting popularity of his "Little Tramp" character, he is often considered to be the most iconic actor of the silent film era
In the New Year Honours of 1975, he was appointed as a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Ranked No․ 10 on the American Film Institute's "100 Years․․․ 100 Stars" list for Male Legends
Awarded honorary Doctor of Letters degrees by both the University of Durham and the University of Oxford in 1962
From his first wife, Mildred Harris, and onward, he maintained a trend of marrying women who were much younger than him
Quote: "Failure is unimportant․ It takes courage to make a fool of yourself․"
A talented musician, he reissued his own films from the silent era with scores composed by him
Many of his film choices' plots featured comedic events which served to underscore or ironically highlight matters of social justice, a reflection of his own political beliefs
A persisting legend surrouding Chaplin maintained that he once entered a Chaplin look-a-like contest, but lost
Portrayed by Robert Downey, Jr․, in the 1992 biographical film "Chaplin․"
There are statues commemorating Chaplin across the world, including locations in the Czech Republic, Poland, Ireland, India, Italy and Switzerland

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