Charlie Chaplin was an English comedian who rose to fame in the era of silent films. He is known for his iconic character "The Tramp". Chaplin had a difficult childhood growing up in poverty in London. His mother was committed to an asylum when he was 14. As an adult, Chaplin began performing in vaudeville and created his famous Tramp character. Some of Chaplin's most famous films include The Gold Rush and Modern Times. He was a prolific filmmaker throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Chaplin received many honors for his contributions to film, including an honorary knighthood and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1. Prepared By:Tonmoy Saha Parbo

2. INTRODUCTION
Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin,
(16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977)
was an English comic actor, filmmaker,
and composer who rose to fame in the
era of silent film..

3. CHAPLIN’S CHILDHOOD
• Chaplin's childhood in London was one of
poverty and hardship .
• When he was 14, his mother was committed
to a mental asylum.
• Chaplin began performing at an early age,
touring music halls and later working as a
stage actor and comedian.

4. CHARACTERISTICS OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN
Chaplin’s principle character ‘The Tramp’ is
a vagrant with the refined manners &
dignity of a gentleman.
The character wears a tight coat , oversized
trousers & shoes and a derby,carries a
bamboo cane and has a signature
toothbrush moustache.

5. CHAPLIN’S PERSONAL LIFE
• Mildred Harris
• (m. 1918; div. 1920)
• Lita Grey
• (m. 1924; div. 1927)
• Paulette Goddard
(m. 1936; div. 1942)
• Oona O'Neill (m. 1943)

6. A Dog's Life, was the first film under
the new contract.
The film was described by Louis Delluc
as "cinema's first total work of art".
He spent four months filming the 45-
minute-long picture, which was
released in October 1918 with great
success .
A Dog’s Life

7. A Woman of Paris and The Gold Rush
It is one of the highest-grossing
films of the silent era with a profit
of $5 million.
The comedy contains some of
Chaplin's most famous
sequences, such as the Tramp
eating his shoe and the "Dance of
the Rolls"

8. CHAPLIN’S CAREER
He made his first film in 1923,the
Edna Purviance vehicle, A woman
of Paris but it was followed by the
Chaplin classis-The Gold Rush , The
Circus City Lights & Modern Times .

9. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Statue of Chaplin in Leicester Square ,
London.
Chaplin was knighted in 1975 at the age of
85 as a KBE award by Queen Elizabeth .
Among other recognitions , Chaplin was
given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
in 1970 .