For some, it begins at their first audition. For others, it begins with a single phone call. Charlie Chaplin was born into a show business family.

His mother, Hannah Hill, was a music hall performer. Going by the stage name of Lily Harley, Hannah was noted for her ability to imitate well - known actresses of the day.

Charlie’s father, Charles Chaplin Sr., was also an entertainer. He and Hannah met in a London boarding house where they both were living in the spring of 1885. At the time, Hannah, who was unmarried, had just given birth to her first child, Sidney. Charles and Hannah were married on June 22, 1885, three months after Sidney’s birth. On the evening of April 16, 1889, Hannah gave birth to her second son, Charles Spencer Chaplin, J

In the late 1940’s and early 1950’s, Chaplin was criticized for his leftist political views. As a result, he left the United States in 1952 and established permanent residence in Switzerland. In 1972, he briefly returned to the United States to receive several tributes, among them a special Academy Award for his contributions to the film industry. He was knighted in 1975 by Queen Elizabeth II.

Unfortunately, due to Charles’ drinking problem, he and Hannah decided to separate. It would be several years before Charlie Jr. would see his father again.

While making his second movie, ‘ Kid Auto Races at Venice’, which was released in 1914, Charlie Chaplin put together his famous costume for the tramp. He developed this foolish, yet lovable “little man” through successive films, creating a character audiences could laugh at yet sympathize with at the same time.

His movies were a great success, and by 1917, Chaplin was making a million dollars for eight pictures, which was, especially at that time, a huge sum of money. Two yea

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