Charlie Chaplin's Life

Charlie Chaplin was born in London in 1889. His father was a vocalist and an actor. His mother was an actress and a singer. So, they taught their son to sing and dance. Charlie had many jobs but, in the end, he became an actor in a theatre company with his brother. He first appeared on stage at the age of eight. In 1913, they went to the United States. He scored an immediate hit with American audiences, particularly with his characterization in a sketch names “A Night in an English Music Hall”. The producer, Mark Sennett, offered him a contract in Hollywood and that was the beginning of Charlie's film career. In 1914, he started acting in silent films and a year later, he started directing his own films. Between 1920 and 1940, he directed and acted in six films.

He got married four times and he had six children. He lived in the USA for many years but later he moved to Switzerland where he died in 1977.