Timeline: Charlie Chaplan

Apr 16, 1889

Charlie Spencer Chaplin is Born

Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents, Charles and Hannah, were vaudeville artists, though Chaplin never remembered living with his father. His mother took odd jobs to support Chaplin and older brother Sydney, but the family ended in a workhouse.

Period: Apr 16, 1889 to Dec 25, 1977

Vega, Davis: The Life Of Charlie Chaplin

Jan 1, 1910

First Appeareance in front of an american audiance

In 1910, he came to the united states with the troupe, making his first appearance before an american audience at the Colonial Theather in New York City.

Feb 1, 1915

Chaplin leaves Keystone for Essanay and Directs

Aware of his box-office appeal, Chaplin left Keystone for Essanay, where between February 1915 and May 1916, he directed and starred in 14 two-reelers, including The Tramp (1915), in which his most memorable screen persona crystallized.

Jan 1, 1916

Moving To Lone Star Mutual

In 1916,Chaplin moved to Lone Star Mutual, where he produced and directed some of his finest shorts, including The Pawnshop and The Rink (Both 1916) and Easy Street, The Immigrant, and The Adventurer (All1917).

Jan 1, 1918

Chaplin becomes famous

By 1918, Chaplin was the most popular film star in the world, praised for his work's comic and human values. His expert pantomime enhanced and universalized his impact.

Jan 1, 1919

Featurettes

In 1919, Chaplin, with actors Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks and director D.W. Griffin, formed United Artists, which released his next seven features. Following A Woman of Paris was The Gold Rush (1925), an epicstyle comedy in which Chaplin strikes it rich in the Klondike and becomes a millionare. A critical and box-office hit, it is the film he wished to be remembered by

Jan 1, 1924

Personal Life & Marriage

Chaplins personal life at the time was beset with scandal, as it would be throughout his career. His perchant for young women led to two disastrous marriages ending in divorce: in 1918 to Mildred Harris and in 1924 to Lita Grey; both were 16.

Jan 1, 1928

Chaplin fails The Circus

Litigation over Chaplin's second marriage interfered with the production and released of The Circus (1928), which fails to even mention in his autobioagraphy.

Jan 1, 1943

Chaplin's final marriage

Chaplin was married for the fourth and last time in 1943 to Oona O'Neill, daughter of the famous playwright Eugene O'Neill. She was 17 and he 54. They had seven children, and the marriage lasted until his death.

Dec 25, 1977

Charlie Chaplin's Death

Charlie Chaplin dies on christmas day.

Dec 8, 2011

Symbol: Lamb

In Christianity, the lamb represents Christ as both suffering and triumphant. Like the lamb Charlie suffered a lot as a kid being an orphan and also suffered from flogging and indignities.

Dec 8, 2011

Symbol 2

The pen represents learning, knowledge, and the creation of destinies. It is also phallic. Charlie in related to the pen is very creative and he had to learn a lot to become as good as he was.

Dec 8, 2011

Works Cited

MLA
Harmon, Justin, et. al."Charlie Chaplin." Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 29 Nov. 2011. Harold L., Erickson. "Chaplin, Charlie." Britannica Biographies (2011): 1. MAS Ultra - School Edition. Web. 9 Dec. 2011.

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