Charlie Chaplin

Charles Chaplin (1889-1977) was one of the most popular film actors in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known as the writer, star and director of such films as "The Gold Rush" (1925), "City Lights" (1931), "Modern Times" (1936), and "The Great Dictator" (1940). He was later hounded out of the United States during the communist witch hunts of the 1950s.