Charlie Chaplin was born in Walworth[1]. He died in Corsier-sur-Vevey[2]. He worked as a film director[3], composer[4], film actor[5], screenwriter[6], and film producer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.021% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136,168 views/month, #213 of 1,000,298).[8]
Child: Charles Chaplin[16], Geraldine Chaplin[17], Michael Chaplin[18], Josephine Chaplin[19], Victoria Chaplin[20], Eugene Chaplin[21], Christopher Chaplin[22], Jane Chaplin[23], Sydney Chaplin[24]
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[25], United Kingdom[26]
Occupation: comedian[28], film editor[29], autobiographer[30], stage actor[31], film score composer[32], actor[33], director[34], writer[35], film screenwriter[36], musician[37]
Employer: Keystone Studios[38], Essanay Studios[39], Mutual Film Corporation[40]
Educated at: Cuckoo Schools[41], Black-Foxe Military Institute[42]
Award received: Commander of the Legion of Honour[43], Kinema Junpo award[44], Academy Honorary Award[45], Bodil Honorary Award[46], Nastro d'argento for best non-Italian film[47], World Peace Council prizes[48], Golden Lion[49], Jussi Awards[50], BAFTA Fellowship[51], Erasmus Prize[52], Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[53], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score[54], National Board of Review Award for Best Film[55], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[56]
Genre: silent film[59], comedy film[60], drama film[61], war film[62], action film[63], crime film[64], adventure film[65], sport film[66], documentary film[67], Western film[68], independent film[69], romance film[70], historical drama film[71], historical film[72]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Charlie Chaplin include Chafurin[73], Charle[74], and 3623 Chaplin[75].
Why It Matters
Charlie Chaplin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[76] He is known by 104 alternative names across languages and contexts.[77]
He has been cited as an influence by Federico Fellini[78], a film director[79], 1920–1993[80], of Italy[81], awarded the Praemium Imperiale[82]; Benny Hill[83], an actor[84], 1924–1992[85], of United Kingdom[86]; Marcel Marceau[87], a mime artist[88], 1923–2007[89], of France[90], awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honour[91]; Murilo Benício[92], an actor[93], b. 1971[94], of Brazil[95]; Harold Lloyd[96], a film actor[97], 1893–1971[98], of United States[99], awarded the Academy Honorary Award[100]; and Irwin Corey[101], an actor[102], 1914–2017[103], of United States[104].
Works attributed to him include My Autobiography[105], a written work[106]. Entities named for him include Chafurin[73], Charle[74], and 3623 Chaplin[75].
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