CharlieChaplinwasalegendaryEnglishcomicactor,filmmaker,andcomposerwhorosetofameduringthesilentfilmera.BornonApril16,1889,inLondon,hebecameoneofthemosticonicfiguresincinemahistory.Chaplinisbestknownforhischaracter"TheTramp,"alovablevagrantwithamustache,bowlerhat,andcane.Hisuniqueblendofhumor,pathos,andsocialcommentarymadehimaglobalstar.Overhiscareer,heappearedinover80films,includingclassicslike"TheKid,""CityLights,"and"ModernTimes."Chaplinalsoco-foundedUnitedArtistsandwonanHonoraryAcademyAwardin1972.HepassedawayonDecember25,1977,leavingbehindalastinglegacyinentertainment.
