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CharlieChaplinWhoishe?

CharlieChaplin

wasafamousEnglishcomicactorandfilmdirectorofthesilentfilmera.Hebecameoneofthebest-knownfilmstarsintheworldbeforetheendoftheFirstWorldWar.Chaplinusedmime[maim](哑剧),slapstickandothervisualcomedyroutines,andcontinuedwellintotheeraofthetalkies,thoughhisfilmsdecreasedinfrequencyfromtheendofthe1920s.

HischildhoodCharlieChaplinwasbornonApril16,1889inLondon.Herfatherwasanentertainerandalthoughnotoneofthebignames,hewasdoingverywell.HermotherHannahwasalsoanentertainer.Awonderfulmimic,shehadasweet,charmingvoice.Whiletheywerebynomeansrich,themusichallprovidedtheChaplinswithacomfortableliving.HischildhoodUnfortunatelyhappylifedidn'tlastlong.Hisfather'salcoholism['ælkəhɔlizəm](酗酒)wasslowly,butsurelydestroyinghismarriage.Finallyitendedindivorce.Withouthismother,CharlieChaplinwouldhavebecomejustonemorechildlostinthepovertyofVictorianLondon.HischildhoodbuthismotherHannahwas

indomitable[in'dəumitəbl](不气馁的).SomehowshenotonlymanagedtokeepCharlieandhisbrotherSyneycleanandwarm,clothedandfedbutsheconjured['kʌndʒəd]littletreatsforthem.Charlietookinherskillsandwentonusingthemallhislife.HiscareerHavinginherited[in'heritid]naturaltalentsfromtheirparents,theyoungsterstooktothestageasthebestopportunityforacareer.Charliehadalwaysbelieved,evenintheworsttimes,thathehadsomethingspeciallockedawayinsidehim.Hetookhiscourageandwenttoseeoneofthetoptheatrical[θi'ætrikəl]agents.Withnoexperienceatall,hewasbeingofferedtheplumpartofBilly--thepageboyinanewproductionof"SherlockHolmes[həulmz]".

"SherlockHolmes"openedonJuly27,1903attheenormous[i'nɔ:məs]"PavilionTheatre"Charlieseemedtochangeovernight.Itwasasifhehadfoundthethinghewasmeanttodo.

In1910,whenKarnosetoffonhisyearlyAmericantour,"Oneofthebestpantomime['pæntəmaim](哑剧)artistseverseenhere."TheyhadreachedPhiladelphia[,filə'delfjə](费城)whenatelegramarrivedandhewasbeingofferedthechancetoreplaceastarintheKeystonefilmcompany.

CinemawasborninthesameyearasCharliethoughtpeoplestillbelieveditwasapassingfad,andwouldneverreplaceliveshows.Hewaskepthangingabout

forseveralweeksandheusedthetimetowatchandtolearn.Hewasdeterminedtomasterthisnewmedium.Itofferedhimthechanceofmoneyandsuccess--anditwouldsethimfreefromtheunpredictabilityofliveaudience.HisfilmCharlie'sfirstfilm,releasedinFebruary1914,wascalled"Makingaliving".Thoughitdidn'tsatisfyCharlie,thepubliclikedit.Afterthathehadmade

tenfilmsandhehadlearnedalot.ThepubliclovedhimanddistributorsweredemandingmoreandmoreChaplinfilms.Inanincrediblyshorttime,Charliehadbecomeaveryimportantmaninmotionpicture...“CityLights”,1931“Gol