Charlie Chaplin, a British actor and comedian, was born in London, England in 1889.
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. KBE (April 16, 1889 – December 25, 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to prominence during the silent film era. Through his screen persona, the Tramp, he became a worldwide icon and is regarded as one of the film industry's most important figures. His career spanned more than 75 years, from childhood in the Victorian era to a year before his death in 1977, and it was marked by both adulation and controversy.
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