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Charles Spencer Chaplin was born.
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Chaplin gets his first break as a comedian with the Fred Karno Repetoire Company that took him to the U.S.
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Joined Mack Sennet and the Keystone Film Company
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First film that featured Chaplin.
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The film mimicked America's Depression Era.
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Chaplin made 12 two-reel comedies.
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After Chaplin's contract ended he decided to branch out on his own and become an independent producer so he would have creative freedom.
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One of the scenes in the film was used against him as evidence of him being Anti-American.
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"Dramedy"
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It strayed from Chaplin's previous formula by having no comedic relief.
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The film won Chaplin's first Academy Award.
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The formula of this plot line is still used today. The film followed Chaplin's "Tramp" character's struggle to survive in the modern world.
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This film was Chaplin's first speaking picture. The film was unusual during the time, because America was not in conflict with Germany.
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This was Chaplin's last film and only color film. The film itself was a financial disaster, however, his theme music that he wrote, "This Is My Song managed to make back the cost.
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According to Laura Clark's article, just as his films, there was an unusual circumstance after his death. Two men snatched Chaplin's body and held it for ransom unsuccessfully.