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The Great Dictator …
Chaplin's first dialogue picture, The Great
Dictator (1940), was an act of defiance
against German dictator Adolf Hitler and
Nazism, filmed and released in the United
States one year before the U.S. abandoned its
policy of neutrality to enter World War II.
Chaplin played the role of "Adenoid Hynkel",
Dictator of Tomania, clearly modeled on
Hitler. The film also showcased comediann Jack
Oakie as "Benzino Napaloni", dictator of
Bacteria. The Napaloni character was clearly a
jab at Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and
Fascism.
He was nominated for producing, writing and
Politics …
Chaplin with Mahatma Gandhi in Canning Town, London,
1931.
Apart from the controversial 1942 speeches, Chaplin
declined to support the war effort as he had done for
the First World War which led to public anger, although
his two sons saw service in the Army in Europe. For
most of World War II he was fighting serious criminal
and civil charges related to his involvement with
actress Joan Barry. After the war, the critical view
towards capitalism in his 1947 black comedy, Monsieur
Verdoux led to increased hostility, with the film being
the subject of protests in many U.S. cities. As a
result, Chaplin's final American film, Limelight, was
less political and more autobiographical in nature. His
following European-made film, A Kind in New York
(1957), satirized the political persecution and
paranoia that had forced him to leave the U.S. five
years earlier. After this film, Chaplin lost interest
in making overt political statements, later saying that
comedians and clowns should be "above politics“.
• Chaplin won one Oscar for the Academy Award for
Original Music Score, and was given two honorary Academy
Awards. .
• In 1972, Chaplin won an Oscar for the Best Music in an
Original Dramatic Score for the 1952 film Limelight which
also was a great hit, which co-starred Claire Bloom.
• Chaplin was also nominated for Best Comedy Director
for The Circus in 1929, for Best Picture, Best Actor,
Best Original Screenplay (although the Academy no longer
lists these nominations in their official records because
he received a Special Award instead of being included in
the final voting for the competitive ones), Best Original
Screenplay and Best Actor for The Great Dictator in 1940,
and again for Best Original Screenplay for Monsieur
Verdoux in 1948. .
• Chaplin's second honorary award came forty-four years
later in 1972, and was for "the incalculable effect he
has had in making motion pictures the art form of this
century". He came out of his exile to accept his award,
Awards …
Marriages …
Mildred Harris
On 23 October 1918, Chaplin, age 29,
married the popular child-actress, Mildred
Harris, who was 16. They had one son,
Norman Spencer Chaplin (also known as "The
Little Mouse") on 7 July 1919, who died
three days later. Chaplin separated from
Harris by late 1919, moving back into the
Los Angeles Athletic Club. The couple
divorced in November 1920, with Harris
getting some of their community property
and a US$100,000 settlement given two
honorary Academy Awards.
Marriages …
Lita Grey
Chaplin first met Lita Grey during the
filming of The Kid. Three years later, at
age 35, he became involved with the then 16-
year-old Grey during preparations for The
Gold Rush in which she was to star as the
female lead. They married on 26 November
1924. They had two sons, the actors Charles
Chaplin Jr. (1925–1968) and Sydney Earle
Chaplin (1926–2009). The marriage was a
disaster, with the couple hopelessly
mismatched. The couple divorced on 22 August
1927. Their extra-ordinarily bitter divorce
had Chaplin paying Grey a then-record-
breaking US$825,000 settlement, on top of
almost one million dollars in legal costs.
Marriages …
Paulette Goddard
Chaplin and actress Paulette Goddard were
involved in a romantic and professional
relationship between 1932 and 1940, with Goddard
living with Chaplin in his Beverly Hills home
for most of this time.
Chaplin "discovered" Goddard and gave her
starring roles in Modern Times and The Great
Dictator. Refusal to clarify their marital
status is often claimed to have eliminated
Goddard from final consideration for the role of
Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the wind. After the
relationship ended in 1940, Chaplin and Goddard
made public statements that they had been
secretly married in 1936; but these claims were
likely a mutual effort to prevent any lasting
damage to Goddard's career. In any case, their
relationship ended amicably in 1942, with
Goddard being granted a settlement.
Marriages …
Oona O'Neill
During Chaplin's legal trouble over the Barry
affair, he met Oona O’Neill, daughter of
Eugene O’Neill and married her on 16 June
1943. He was fifty-four; she had just turned
eighteen. The elder O'Neill strongly
disapproved of the engagement, and refused all
contact with Oona after the marriage, up until
his death in 1977. The marriage was a long and
happy one, with eight children. They had three
sons: Christopher, Eugene and Michael Chaplin
and five daughters: Geraldine, Josephine,
Jane, Victoria and Annette-Emily Chaplin.
Chaplin's last child was born when he was 73
years old. Oona survived Chaplin by fourteen
years. She died from pancreatic cancer in
1991.
Children …
Child Date of birth Date of
death
Notes
Norman Spencer Chaplin 7 Jul. 1919 10 Jul. 1919 Mother
Mildred Harris
Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. 5 May 1925 20 Mar. 1968 Mother
Lita GreySydney Earle Chaplin 31 Mar. 1926 3 Mar. 2009
Geraldine Leigh Chaplin 1 Aug. 1944
Mother
Oona O’Neill
Michael John Chaplin 7 Mar. 1946
Josephine Hannah Chaplin 28 Mar. 1949
Victoria Chaplin 19 May 1951
Eugene Anthony Chaplin 23 Aug. 1953
Jane Cecil Chaplin 23 May 1957
Annette Emily Chaplin 3 Dec. 1959
Christopher James Chaplin 6 Jul. 1962
Chaplin's robust health began to slowly
fail in the late 1960s, after the
completion of his final film A Countess
from Hong Kong, and more rapidly after he
received his Academy Award in 1972. By
1977 he had difficulty communicating, and
began using a wheelchair. He died in his
sleep in Vevey, Switzerland on 25 December
1977. He was interred in Corsier-Sur-Vevey
Cemetery, Vaud, Switzerland. On 1 March
1978, his corpse was stolen by a small
group of Swiss mechanics in an attempt to
extort money from his family. The plot
failed, the robbers were captured, and the
corpse was recovered eleven weeks later
near Lake Geneva. His body was reburied
under two metres of concrete to prevent
Death …
Chaplin's robust health began to slowly
fail in the late 1960s, after the
completion of his final film A Countess
from Hong Kong, and more rapidly after he
received his Academy Award in 1972. By
1977 he had difficulty communicating, and
began using a wheelchair. He died in his
sleep in Vevey, Switzerland on 25 December
1977. He was interred in Corsier-Sur-Vevey
Cemetery, Vaud, Switzerland. On 1 March
1978, his corpse was stolen by a small
group of Swiss mechanics in an attempt to
extort money from his family. The plot
failed, the robbers were captured, and the
corpse was recovered eleven weeks later
near Lake Geneva. His body was reburied
under two metres of concrete to prevent
Death …

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Charlie part 2

  • 1. The Great Dictator … Chaplin's first dialogue picture, The Great Dictator (1940), was an act of defiance against German dictator Adolf Hitler and Nazism, filmed and released in the United States one year before the U.S. abandoned its policy of neutrality to enter World War II. Chaplin played the role of "Adenoid Hynkel", Dictator of Tomania, clearly modeled on Hitler. The film also showcased comediann Jack Oakie as "Benzino Napaloni", dictator of Bacteria. The Napaloni character was clearly a jab at Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and Fascism. He was nominated for producing, writing and
  • 2. Politics … Chaplin with Mahatma Gandhi in Canning Town, London, 1931. Apart from the controversial 1942 speeches, Chaplin declined to support the war effort as he had done for the First World War which led to public anger, although his two sons saw service in the Army in Europe. For most of World War II he was fighting serious criminal and civil charges related to his involvement with actress Joan Barry. After the war, the critical view towards capitalism in his 1947 black comedy, Monsieur Verdoux led to increased hostility, with the film being the subject of protests in many U.S. cities. As a result, Chaplin's final American film, Limelight, was less political and more autobiographical in nature. His following European-made film, A Kind in New York (1957), satirized the political persecution and paranoia that had forced him to leave the U.S. five years earlier. After this film, Chaplin lost interest in making overt political statements, later saying that comedians and clowns should be "above politics“.
  • 3. • Chaplin won one Oscar for the Academy Award for Original Music Score, and was given two honorary Academy Awards. . • In 1972, Chaplin won an Oscar for the Best Music in an Original Dramatic Score for the 1952 film Limelight which also was a great hit, which co-starred Claire Bloom. • Chaplin was also nominated for Best Comedy Director for The Circus in 1929, for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay (although the Academy no longer lists these nominations in their official records because he received a Special Award instead of being included in the final voting for the competitive ones), Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor for The Great Dictator in 1940, and again for Best Original Screenplay for Monsieur Verdoux in 1948. . • Chaplin's second honorary award came forty-four years later in 1972, and was for "the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century". He came out of his exile to accept his award, Awards …
  • 4. Marriages … Mildred Harris On 23 October 1918, Chaplin, age 29, married the popular child-actress, Mildred Harris, who was 16. They had one son, Norman Spencer Chaplin (also known as "The Little Mouse") on 7 July 1919, who died three days later. Chaplin separated from Harris by late 1919, moving back into the Los Angeles Athletic Club. The couple divorced in November 1920, with Harris getting some of their community property and a US$100,000 settlement given two honorary Academy Awards.
  • 5. Marriages … Lita Grey Chaplin first met Lita Grey during the filming of The Kid. Three years later, at age 35, he became involved with the then 16- year-old Grey during preparations for The Gold Rush in which she was to star as the female lead. They married on 26 November 1924. They had two sons, the actors Charles Chaplin Jr. (1925–1968) and Sydney Earle Chaplin (1926–2009). The marriage was a disaster, with the couple hopelessly mismatched. The couple divorced on 22 August 1927. Their extra-ordinarily bitter divorce had Chaplin paying Grey a then-record- breaking US$825,000 settlement, on top of almost one million dollars in legal costs.
  • 6. Marriages … Paulette Goddard Chaplin and actress Paulette Goddard were involved in a romantic and professional relationship between 1932 and 1940, with Goddard living with Chaplin in his Beverly Hills home for most of this time. Chaplin "discovered" Goddard and gave her starring roles in Modern Times and The Great Dictator. Refusal to clarify their marital status is often claimed to have eliminated Goddard from final consideration for the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the wind. After the relationship ended in 1940, Chaplin and Goddard made public statements that they had been secretly married in 1936; but these claims were likely a mutual effort to prevent any lasting damage to Goddard's career. In any case, their relationship ended amicably in 1942, with Goddard being granted a settlement.
  • 7. Marriages … Oona O'Neill During Chaplin's legal trouble over the Barry affair, he met Oona O’Neill, daughter of Eugene O’Neill and married her on 16 June 1943. He was fifty-four; she had just turned eighteen. The elder O'Neill strongly disapproved of the engagement, and refused all contact with Oona after the marriage, up until his death in 1977. The marriage was a long and happy one, with eight children. They had three sons: Christopher, Eugene and Michael Chaplin and five daughters: Geraldine, Josephine, Jane, Victoria and Annette-Emily Chaplin. Chaplin's last child was born when he was 73 years old. Oona survived Chaplin by fourteen years. She died from pancreatic cancer in 1991.
  • 8. Children … Child Date of birth Date of death Notes Norman Spencer Chaplin 7 Jul. 1919 10 Jul. 1919 Mother Mildred Harris Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. 5 May 1925 20 Mar. 1968 Mother Lita GreySydney Earle Chaplin 31 Mar. 1926 3 Mar. 2009 Geraldine Leigh Chaplin 1 Aug. 1944 Mother Oona O’Neill Michael John Chaplin 7 Mar. 1946 Josephine Hannah Chaplin 28 Mar. 1949 Victoria Chaplin 19 May 1951 Eugene Anthony Chaplin 23 Aug. 1953 Jane Cecil Chaplin 23 May 1957 Annette Emily Chaplin 3 Dec. 1959 Christopher James Chaplin 6 Jul. 1962
  • 9. Chaplin's robust health began to slowly fail in the late 1960s, after the completion of his final film A Countess from Hong Kong, and more rapidly after he received his Academy Award in 1972. By 1977 he had difficulty communicating, and began using a wheelchair. He died in his sleep in Vevey, Switzerland on 25 December 1977. He was interred in Corsier-Sur-Vevey Cemetery, Vaud, Switzerland. On 1 March 1978, his corpse was stolen by a small group of Swiss mechanics in an attempt to extort money from his family. The plot failed, the robbers were captured, and the corpse was recovered eleven weeks later near Lake Geneva. His body was reburied under two metres of concrete to prevent Death …
  • 10. Chaplin's robust health began to slowly fail in the late 1960s, after the completion of his final film A Countess from Hong Kong, and more rapidly after he received his Academy Award in 1972. By 1977 he had difficulty communicating, and began using a wheelchair. He died in his sleep in Vevey, Switzerland on 25 December 1977. He was interred in Corsier-Sur-Vevey Cemetery, Vaud, Switzerland. On 1 March 1978, his corpse was stolen by a small group of Swiss mechanics in an attempt to extort money from his family. The plot failed, the robbers were captured, and the corpse was recovered eleven weeks later near Lake Geneva. His body was reburied under two metres of concrete to prevent Death …