| Charlie Chaplin  AKA Charles Spencer Chaplin
Born: 16-Apr-1889
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 25-Dec-1977
Location of death: Vevey, Switzerland
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Corsier Cemetery, Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland
Gender: Male
Religion: Anglican/Episcopalian [1]
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor, Film Director Nationality: England
Executive summary: Silent film comedian
[1] Baptized into the Church of England, though in life Chaplin was never religious. Nazi claims that he was Jewish were false. In particular, a 1934 propaganda leaflet called him a "disgusting Jewish acrobat", and another, Juden Sehen Dich An (The Jews are Watching You), called him a "Pseudo-Jew." See "Nazi propaganda book targeted Charlie Chaplin", London Telegraph, 29 February 2008.
Father: Charles Chaplin, Sr.
Mother: Hannah Smith
Brother: Sydney Chaplin (half brother, actor, b. 16-Mar-1885, d. 16-Apr-1965)
Brother: Wheeler Dryden (half brother, actor b. 31-Aug-1892, d. 30-Sep-1957)
Wife: Mildred Harris (m. 23-Oct-1918, div. 1920, one son)
Son: Norman Spencer Chaplin (b. 7-Jul-1919, d. 10-Jul-1919)
Wife: Lita Grey (m. 26-Nov-1924, div. 1926, two sons)
Son: Charlie Chaplin, Jr. (b. 5-May-1925, d. 20-Mar-1968)
Son: Sydney Chaplin (stage actor, b. 30-Mar-1926, d. 3-Mar-2009)
Wife: Paulette Goddard (m. Jun-1936, div. Jun-1942)
Wife: Oona Chaplin (dau. of Eugene O'Neill, m. 16-Jun-1943, one daughter)
Daughter: Geraldine Chaplin (actress, b. 31-Jul-1944)
Girlfriend: Pola Negri (actress)
Slept with: Marion Davies (rumored)
Girlfriend: Edna Purviance (actress)
Mistress: Louise Brooks (1925)
United Artists
Oscar (honorary) 1929 for The Circus
Oscar (honorary) 1972 (Lifetime Achievement)
Oscar for Best Music Original Score 1973 for Limelight (shared)
Erasmus Prize 1965 (with Ingmar Bergman)
Knight of the British Empire 4-Mar-1975
French Legion of Honor 1985
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6751 Hollywood Blvd
Left at Orphanage
Mann Act Violation 1944 (acquitted)
Paternity Test blood test (1943)
Exhumed 1-Mar-1978 (grave robbed)
Risk Factors: Asthma
FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
A Countess from Hong Kong (5-Jan-1967)
A King in New York (12-Sep-1957)
Limelight (23-Oct-1952)
Monsieur Verdoux (11-Apr-1947)
The Great Dictator (15-Oct-1940)
Modern Times (5-Feb-1936)
City Lights (30-Jan-1931)
The Circus (6-Jan-1928)
The Gold Rush (26-Jun-1925)
A Woman of Paris (26-Sep-1923)
Pay Day (2-Apr-1922)
The Idle Class (25-Sep-1921)
The Kid (21-Jan-1921)
A Day's Pleasure (15-Dec-1919)
Sunnyside (15-Jun-1919)
Shoulder Arms (20-Oct-1918)
The Rink (4-Dec-1916)
Behind the Screen (13-Nov-1916)
The Vagabond (10-Jul-1916)
The Floorwalker (15-May-1916)
A Night in the Show (20-Nov-1915)
Work (21-Jun-1915)
The Tramp (12-Apr-1915)
His New Job (1-Feb-1915)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
A Countess from Hong Kong (5-Jan-1967)
A King in New York (12-Sep-1957) · King Shahdov
Limelight (23-Oct-1952) · Calvero
Monsieur Verdoux (11-Apr-1947) · Henri Verdoux, etc.
The Great Dictator (15-Oct-1940) · A Jewish Barber
Modern Times (5-Feb-1936) · Factory Worker
City Lights (30-Jan-1931) · A Tramp
The Circus (6-Jan-1928) · A Tramp
The Gold Rush (26-Jun-1925) · The Lone Prospector
Souls for Sale (27-Mar-1923) · Himself
The Pilgrim (26-Feb-1923) · The Pilgrim
Pay Day (2-Apr-1922) · Worker
The Idle Class (25-Sep-1921)
The Kid (21-Jan-1921) · A Tramp
A Day's Pleasure (15-Dec-1919) · Father
Sunnyside (15-Jun-1919) · Handyman
Shoulder Arms (20-Oct-1918) · Doughboy
A Dog's Life (14-Apr-1918) · The Tramp
The Immigrant (17-Jun-1917) · Immigrant
The Cure (16-Apr-1917)
The Rink (4-Dec-1916)
Behind the Screen (13-Nov-1916)
The Count (4-Sep-1916) · Apprentice Tailor
The Vagabond (10-Jul-1916) · Street Musician
The Floorwalker (15-May-1916)
A Night in the Show (20-Nov-1915)
Work (21-Jun-1915)
The Tramp (12-Apr-1915)
His New Job (1-Feb-1915)
Tillie's Punctured Romance (14-Nov-1914) · Charlie
The Rounders (7-Sep-1914) · Reveller
The Masquerader (27-Aug-1914) · Film Actor
The Knockout (11-Jun-1914)
Tango Tangles (9-Mar-1914)
A Film Johnnie (2-Mar-1914) · Film Johnnie
Author of books:
My Autobiography (1964, memoir)
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