On this day, 48 years ago, on December 25, 1977 (November 15, 1977 in the lunar calendar), comedy master Chaplin passed away in Kosier, Switzerland. Chaplin passed away on December 25, 1977 in Cossier, Switzerland. Charlie Chaplin was a world-famous comedy master and a superstar in the silent film era. The image he created of Charlotte, the tramp, is a household name. He is good at portraying small people and satirizing the reality of life through their experiences. After the great success of "The Gold Rush", he wrote, directed and performed "The Circus","The Search for a Child and the Fairy","Modern Times","The Great Dictator", etc. What makes him unique is that comedy has reached an unprecedented height. His comedy not only makes people laugh, but also makes people think deeply. It has a strong sense of reality and profound connotation. His later works such as "Mr. Verdoux" and "Career on the Stage" were equally excellent. This multi-talented artist was forced to move to Switzerland due to his different political views and was persecuted by McCarthyism in the United States. However, his outstanding contribution to the film industry is obvious to all. In 1971, he was awarded an honorary award by the 44th Academy Awards in the United States. It is also a tribute to this master. On April 16, 1889, Chaplin was born in a slum in London, England. His parents are both comedians and often perform in London casinos. Later, his parents divorced, and his mother took him and his brother, who was four years older than him, and they lived in very poverty. Due to overwork, his mother contracted laryngitis. When Chaplin was five years old, her mother was coaxed off the stage by the audience because her voice was too weak during a concert. The manager had an idea and asked Chaplin to perform instead of his mother. Chaplin deliberately used his hoarse voice to imitate his mother's singing. Unexpectedly, the audience appreciated it greatly and applauded warmly. Thus Chaplin stepped onto the stage for the first time. When Chaplin was less than 10 years old, in order to earn money, he joined the "Lancashire Eight Children's Opera Troupe". He danced and sang with other children wearing wooden clogs, and his face was often pale from fatigue. His mother saw that he was getting thinner and thinner, and she was very distressed. Let him leave the dance class. Chaplin, who is lively and active by nature, has always longed to be a real actor. He once toured with a troupe that wandered into the world and worked as an acrobat in a circus for a while. In 1907, Chaplin was finally hired by the Carno Company, which specializes in burlesque pantomime in London. He trained hard and kept improving, skillfully and naturally integrating acrobatics, tricks, dance, gags, laughable melancholy and tearful laughter, initially forming his later unique pantomime style. A few years later, Chaplin became a pillar of the Carno Company and was allowed to perform in France, the United States and other places. At the end of 1913, Hollywood's Keystone Productions took a fancy to Chaplin and signed a one-year contract with him. Chaplin filmed 35 short films for the Keystone Company. Starting from "Racing", Chaplin's famous make-up-yarmuler hats, mustaches, bloomers, leather shoes and batons-appeared on the screen one after another. Chaplin once explained that Xiaohu is a symbol of vanity; thin coats and fat trousers are a portrayal of a series of ridiculous behaviors and clumsy behaviors; and walking sticks are not only a symbol of a dandy, but can also be used to hook others 'legs or shoulders to increase the comedy effect. After the expiration of his contract with Keystone Company, Chaplin successively signed contracts with Aisanne Company, Mulchor Company, the First Company, etc. In 1918, Chaplin was inspired by striking workers in Britain and the United States and filmed "The Life of a Dog", describing the tragic experience of the tramp Charlow sleeping on the streets and being humiliated everywhere. In 1919, Chaplin and his friend Van Punk formed the United American Company. In 1925, they completed the blockbuster feature film "The Gold Rush". It describes the gold rush that took place in the United States at the end of the 19th century. "The Gold Rush" has a link between the past and the future in Chaplin's artistic career. It is not only a summary of his early works, but also lays the foundation for his more mature works in the future. From the 1930s to the 1950s, Chaplin's creative career reached its peak. He successively created "City Light"(1931),"Modern Times"(1936),"The Great Dictator"(1940) and "Stage Career"(1952) and other excellent works. In "City Light" and "Modern Times", he ruthlessly exposed the exploitation of workers by capitalism and the suffering suffered by working people; In "The Great Dictator", he pointed the finger directly at Hitler and Mussolini; in "A Career on the Stage", he conducted a serious exploration of life and expressed hope for the future. Because he actively participated in progressive cultural activities in the United States, he was persecuted by McCarthyism. The "Commission for the Investigation of Un-American Activities" once subpoenaed Chaplin; while he was traveling in Europe, the U.S. judicial authorities refused to allow him to re-enter and threatened with detention. For this reason, Chaplin filmed "A King in New York" in 1957 and resolutely fought back. In 1966, the 77-year-old Chaplin filmed his last film,"The Countess of Hong Kong". After that, he spent his later years in the beautiful scenery of Vivi in Switzerland with his beloved wife Ona until his death in 1977. Chaplin made more than 80 films during his long artistic career. His movements were exaggerated, profound and interesting. He is not only good at acting, but also competent as a director and screenwriter. He can also compose music and score music and play a variety of musical instruments. Most of his films are written, directed, performed, composed and conducted by himself. No wonder George Bernard Shaw praised him as "a unique talent in the film industry." Due to his great achievements, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom in 1962; in 1971, the French government awarded him the Senior Ribbon of the Legion of Honor; even the United States, which once persecuted him, was awarded him an honorary award by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1972. Chaplin's success was no accident. He is diligent in thinking and has the courage to explore. He had a difficult life in his early years and had not studied for a few years. In order to make up for his lack of knowledge, he made up his mind to study by himself. During the interval between performances and even in the dressing room, he immersed himself in reading every second. He is very strict about art and never goes perfunctory. During the filming of "City Light", there was a scene in which a homeless man knocked over and picked up a blind girl's flowers. The screening lasted only 75 seconds, but Chaplin took five days to shoot it before passing it. If a problem occurs during filming, he paces back and forth in the dressing room or thinks alone behind the background until a satisfactory solution is obtained. Chaplin came from a humble background and had deep love and sympathy for the lower classes. He once criticized Shakespeare's plays for being princes and aristocrats, declaring: "The comedy plot I have conceived is very simple, that is, the process of ordinary people getting into trouble and getting out of trouble." His works have broad people-to-people character. Because of this, people respect this talented master of art very much. The French called him "our eternal Charlot." In his hometown of England, Chaplin was warmly welcomed by people every time he returned. On September 23, 1952, when he stayed at the Savoy Hotel in London, buses across the city drove by the hotel door and lit up their lights without exception to pay tribute to their "Old Charlie". Today, although Chaplin has left us, he and his art will always remain in people's hearts. Charlie Chaplin's Life on the Stage Director: Charles Chaplin's Later Life-With His Wife and Children Premier Zhou Enlai meets Chaplin in Geneva (1954)