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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.
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What does nose power mean as used in the chaplin movie modern times?
Cocaine. The prisoner was smuggling cocaine and in order to keep from getting caught, he poured the coke into the salt-shaker. When The Tramp mistakes it for salt and eats it, that is why he becomes crazy and hyperactive.
Why was Charlie Chaplin's personal life bad?
As a child he grew up in extreme poverty with his single mother and older half-brother. After his father died when he was 12, his mother suffered a nervous breakdown (perhaps because of malnutrition, grief or syphilis) and Charlie and his brother were sent to a workhouse.
Charlie also spent some time on the streets as a young boy, doing odd jobs and stealing food. He went to school for a few months, but was largely illiterate. His mother never recovered, and he was very grieved to see her quick deterioration.
Who wrote apanish lyrics to Charlie Chaplin's Limelight and called it Candilejas?
Candilejas is Spanish for limelight, and limelight was the method of lighting used on stage before the electric lights.
Limelight has come to signify one who is the center of attraction. The title of the movie Limelight (Candilejas in Spanish), arises from the fact that the main actors portraycharacters who are center stage at the same time, one rising and the otherdiminished in stature.
The lyrics of the two songs titled Candilejas, originally written in English and titled Eternally, translate the idea of the movie if not the actual words. The songs Candilejas are sung by Brazilian Jose Augusto and Spaniard Julio Iglesias, each with different lyrics but encompassing the same idea.
What date and year did Charlie Chaplin sign a contract for one million dollars?
Sir Charles Spencer 'Charlie' Chaplin signed a million dollar contract on June 30, 1917. By today's standards, the million dollars is the equivalent of approximately 18 million dollars.
Who was president when Charlie Chaplin returned to the US to collect his honorary Oscar?
After being kicked out of the United States, Charlie Chaplin stated that he would not return even if Jesus Christ were president. Richard Nixon was president of the United States when Charlie Chaplin returned to collect his honorary Oscar.
I know Rudolph and Charlie were but i'm not sure about the others
What influenced Neil Simon's work?
his childhood and watching Charlie Chaplin silent films. He wrote comedy due to all the funny movies he would watch.
What different things did Charlie Chaplin do other than being an actor?
Director, Producer, Composer, Screenwriter.
What is Charly Chaplin famous for?
He already was an English comic actor and film director. He also known for his silent film.
What instrument links Charles Dickens and Charlie Chaplin?
Charles Dickens and Charlie Chaplin both played the accordion.
What did Charlie Chaplin die of?
I don't know how he died but he was buried in a Swiss graveyard. Though his body in 1978 was stolen and held for randsom (a charge of money) The human who stole him wanted-demanded 600,000 francs.
Charlie Chaplin is villain actor or comic actor?
He was a comic actor. Even when he played villains, such as Hynkel in The Great Dictator, he still played it in a comedic way.
What did Charlie Chaplin's film The Great Dictator draw attention to?
It was a commentary on the Fascist leaders of Germany and Italy: Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, respectively.
What is Charlie Chaplin's favorite food?
In the books I have read about him his Japanese staff that worked in his home said that he liked to have beef in every meal. He even insisted on having beef during hard times when things were rationed, so he was a bit naughty really.
What were 2 symptoms Charlie Chaplin had of being narcissism?
There's a difference between being a narcissist and being an egotist. Although Charlie Chaplin had a tremendous ego, being the first great film star, actor, writer, director, and producer, he wasn't a narcissist. A nacissist is obsessed with his appearance, good looks, etc. which Charlie simply wasn't.
Was Charlie Chaplin the creator of mime?
No, mime began back during the Greek Times, the chorus sometimes performed in pantomime, it was used in The Commeddia del arte from Itlay, and the French adapted it as an art form .
Who was married to Charlie Chaplin?
- Mildred Harris - from Oct. 3, 1918 until April 4, 1921
- Lita Grey - from Nov. 26, 1924 until August 25, 1927
- Paulette Goddard - from June 1, 1936 until June 4, 1942
- Oona O'Neil - June 16, 1943 until Chaplin's death on December 25, 1977
Note that it is often disputed whether Chaplin and Paulette Goddard were actually married.
