It's hard to find a person who hasn't heard the name Charles Chaplin, the famous comedian and film director.0:06
He was one of the first filmmakers to achieve success and to become a real superstar.0:13
Charles Spencer Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889.0:19
His mother was a singer in a London music hall and young Charlie spent a lot of time with actors and singers.0:26
He first appeared on stage at the age of five.0:34
It so happened that one evening during the performance, his mother had problems with her voice and couldn't sing.0:36
To continue the show, they told the little boy to take her place.0:43
He bravely walked onto the stage and began singing, imitating his mother.0:47
The audience loved the funny little boy and he loved acting for it.0:53
Charles young years were not easy.0:58
He had to work hard in music halls to make his living.1:00
He decided to try and find happiness in the New World.1:04
At that time, the art of filmmaking was rapidly developing in the United States.1:07
Chaplin began working for one of the first film studios as an actor, but was soon directing his own short silent comedies.1:13
Many of them have become classics.1:21
For example, the Kid and the Circus.1:23
At that time, the era of silent films was practically over.1:26
But Chaplin continued making silent films long after that.1:30
When he began producing his longer films, his popularity with cinemagoers was great.1:34
Their hearts belonged to him and his films, which were a bit sentimental, but at the same time funny and very kind.1:40
In his films he also told the truth about very real problems of his time.1:48
Some of the most popular are City Lights and Modern Times.1:53
Chaplin was an unusually talented man.1:58
He produced films, directed them, acted in them and also wrote music to some of them.2:01
He lived a long and fruitful life and still is one of the greatest legends of cinematography.2:07
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