When Chaplin arrived in the U.S. with the Karno troupe on Oct. 2, 1912, in his second trip to America, according to Ellis Island immigration records he had $45 in his pocket. He listed his half-brother, Sydney, as his next of kin even though his mother was still alive. Sailing with him was fellow Karno troupe member Arthur Stanley Jefferson - later to be known as Stan Laurel.
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 115-124. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
Did not receive screen credit on the many comedies he made for Keystone in 1914-15, as it was studio policy not to credit its actors (any Keystone film that credits Chaplin is a reissue print). His first screen credit appeared on His New Job (1915), his first film for Essanay.
Called Bronenosets Potyomkin (1925) his favorite movie.
He was voted the 9th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
Is mentioned in the song called "Facts of life" from 2004.
Was 73 years old when his youngest son, Christopher, was born.
Received an Honorary Oscar the The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972) (TV), when for the only time in the awards' televised history, the Best Picture Award was not given last. Instead, that moment was chosen to present the award to him. He appeared on stage blowing kisses to the Hollywood audience with tears running down his face while he received a long standing ovation. Ironically, he won another Oscar the following year.
He and Buster Keaton had an interesting relationship. After ducking comments about each other in the press, Chaplin hired Keaton, who was then flat broke, (the matter of his MGM signing in 1928, which forced him to stop improvising on camera and on the set and made him miserable) to act in Limelight (1952). In one scene, Chaplin's character was dying. While the camera was fading away, Keaton was muttering to Chaplin without moving his lips, "That's it, good, wait, don't move, wait, good, ahh, were through." In his autobiography Keaton called Chaplin "The Greatest silent comedian of all time."
At the Golden Camera Awards 2005 in Berlin, Geraldine Chaplin told in a moving speech honoring Jerry Lewis about the last time she saw her father alive. He watched a movie of Lewis on television screaming "He`s funny, that bastard!".
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