Charlie Chaplin

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Charlie Chaplin was a pioneering English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer best known for his iconic silent film character "The Tramp" and his profound influence on the development of cinema.

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Chaplin 16
Charles Chaplin 2
Charles Chaplin Sr. 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English person
comic actor
composer
film director
film producer
human
screenwriter
silent film actor
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Score
Honorary Academy Award
Knight or Dame Commander
surface form: Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
birthDate 1889-04-16
birthPlace England
London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom
causeOfDeath stroke
child Annette Chaplin
Christopher Chaplin
Eugene Chaplin
Geraldine Chaplin
Jane Chaplin
Josephine Chaplin
Michael Chaplin
Sydney Chaplin (son of Charlie Chaplin)
Victoria Chaplin
citizenship United Kingdom
United States of America
coFounderOf United Artists
createdCharacter The Tramp
deathDate 1977-12-25
deathPlace Corsier-sur-Vevey
Switzerland
Vaud
familyName Charlie Chaplin self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chaplin
founded United Artists
fullName Charlie Chaplin self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin
genre silent film
givenName Charles
honorificPrefix Sir
influenced film comedy
world cinema
instrument cello
violin
movement silent era of cinema
notableWork City Lights
Limelight
Modern Times
The Gold Rush
The Great Dictator
The Kid
The Tramp
occupation actor
comedian
composer
film director
film producer
screenwriter
parent Hannah Chaplin
sibling Sydney Chaplin (half-brother)
spouse Lita Grey
Mildred Harris
Oona O’Neill
Paulette Goddard
style pathos in comedy
slapstick
yearsActive 1898–1976

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Vevey associatedWith Charlie Chaplin
Hannah Chaplin child Charlie Chaplin
Douglas Fairbanks coFounderWith Charlie Chaplin
Essanay Studios collaboratedWith Charlie Chaplin
Harold Lloyd contemporaries Charlie Chaplin
The Gold Rush createdBy Charlie Chaplin
The Tramp creator Charlie Chaplin
Ursula in "Limelight" creator Charlie Chaplin
subject surface form: Ursula
Richard Attenborough directed Charlie Chaplin
this entity surface form: Chaplin
City Lights director Charlie Chaplin
Limelight director Charlie Chaplin
Modern Times director Charlie Chaplin
The Gold Rush director Charlie Chaplin
The Great Dictator director Charlie Chaplin
The Kid director Charlie Chaplin
City Lights editedBy Charlie Chaplin
Modern Times editedBy Charlie Chaplin
The Kid editedBy Charlie Chaplin
Essanay Studios employed Charlie Chaplin
Annette Chaplin familyName Charlie Chaplin
this entity surface form: Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin familyName Charlie Chaplin self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chaplin
Christopher Chaplin familyName Charlie Chaplin
this entity surface form: Chaplin
Eugene Chaplin familyName Charlie Chaplin
this entity surface form: Chaplin
Geraldine Chaplin familyName Charlie Chaplin
this entity surface form: Chaplin
Hannah Chaplin familyName Charlie Chaplin
this entity surface form: Chaplin
Jane Chaplin familyName Charlie Chaplin
this entity surface form: Chaplin
Josephine Chaplin familyName Charlie Chaplin
this entity surface form: Chaplin
Michael Chaplin familyName Charlie Chaplin
this entity surface form: Chaplin
Sydney Chaplin (half-brother) familyName Charlie Chaplin
this entity surface form: Chaplin
this entity surface form: Chaplin
Victoria Chaplin familyName Charlie Chaplin
this entity surface form: Chaplin
Annette Chaplin father Charlie Chaplin
Christopher Chaplin father Charlie Chaplin
Eugene Chaplin father Charlie Chaplin
Geraldine Chaplin father Charlie Chaplin
Jane Chaplin father Charlie Chaplin
Josephine Chaplin father Charlie Chaplin
Michael Chaplin father Charlie Chaplin
Victoria Chaplin father Charlie Chaplin
Folies Bergère featuredPerformer Charlie Chaplin
Fairbanks foundedBy Charlie Chaplin
subject surface form: United Artists
United Artists foundedBy Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin fullName Charlie Chaplin self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin
Corsier-sur-Vevey hasCemeteryWithGraveOf Charlie Chaplin
Corsier-sur-Vevey hasNotableResident Charlie Chaplin
George Eastman Award hasRecipient Charlie Chaplin
this entity surface form: Charles Chaplin