The infamous Charlie Chaplin was born to parents of whom both were themselves entertainers. As a result, Charlie took to the stage early on in life. Born in Walworth, London in the UK back in April of 1889, by the time he reached the young age of merely five years old he had to get on the stage in order to sing a song in place of his dear mother due to a recent illness she had succumbed to.
From that point forward, Charlie was an entertainer himself. By the time he reached the fine young age of 8 years old, he was already on tour with a musical entitled The Eight Lancaster Lads. Soon after this he would make his appearance in Giddy Ostende where he played upon the stage at the London Hippodrome.
It was Fred Karno who would invite Charlie to join his English Vaudeville Troupe, where he would stay until he reached the age of 24. This of course also coincided with the troupe's arrival in New York City. Along with Mack Sennet, Charlie would head off to Hollywood where he would start his new career as an actor and a director.
Charlie Chaplin was making films in no time. He was making a lot of them too. Starting ff with his first film which was known as Making a Living, he would go on to make 35 more films with the same studio. After leaving Mack Sennet, he would join up with Essanay and play in 14 films followed by a stint with mutual for an additional 12 films. His next step was moving to First National who would later get bought out by the Warner Brothers Studio. Shortly after this acquisition, Charlie Chaplin along with D.W. Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford would start up the United Artists and create Charlie's first full-length film, The Kid.
Of course while everyone loved Charlie Chaplin and his films, there were those who did not. The U.S. Authorities were on the lookout for communist activities and were focusing on the motion picture industry. It was during this time that they accused Charlie of spreading communism by using his films. Shortly afterwards he went to Switzerland to where he released only 2 more films. The last film is what put an end to his career. Entitled A Countess from Hong Kong and released in 1967, this movie flopped in the box offices and was the only failure in his entire career. On Christmas day of 1977, Charlie Chaplin would pass away.
From that point forward, Charlie was an entertainer himself. By the time he reached the fine young age of 8 years old, he was already on tour with a musical entitled The Eight Lancaster Lads. Soon after this he would make his appearance in Giddy Ostende where he played upon the stage at the London Hippodrome.
It was Fred Karno who would invite Charlie to join his English Vaudeville Troupe, where he would stay until he reached the age of 24. This of course also coincided with the troupe's arrival in New York City. Along with Mack Sennet, Charlie would head off to Hollywood where he would start his new career as an actor and a director.
Charlie Chaplin was making films in no time. He was making a lot of them too. Starting ff with his first film which was known as Making a Living, he would go on to make 35 more films with the same studio. After leaving Mack Sennet, he would join up with Essanay and play in 14 films followed by a stint with mutual for an additional 12 films. His next step was moving to First National who would later get bought out by the Warner Brothers Studio. Shortly after this acquisition, Charlie Chaplin along with D.W. Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford would start up the United Artists and create Charlie's first full-length film, The Kid.
Of course while everyone loved Charlie Chaplin and his films, there were those who did not. The U.S. Authorities were on the lookout for communist activities and were focusing on the motion picture industry. It was during this time that they accused Charlie of spreading communism by using his films. Shortly afterwards he went to Switzerland to where he released only 2 more films. The last film is what put an end to his career. Entitled A Countess from Hong Kong and released in 1967, this movie flopped in the box offices and was the only failure in his entire career. On Christmas day of 1977, Charlie Chaplin would pass away.
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