Charlie Chaplin

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Charlie Chaplin was not just a silent movie actor, he was an icon of early cinema. Chaplin was a writer, director, performer, producer, as well as composer, and the co-founder of revolutionary studio United Artists.

He learnt his knack for comedy working in travelling vaudeville shows, performing [...]

November 11th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Genre - Comedy, Genre - Drama, Genre - Silent, Time Period - Pre-1959 | Leave a comment