136 years ago today, on April 16, 1889 (March 17, 1889), the comic master Chaplin was born. The name Chaplin Chaplin is not unfamiliar to people all over the world. The image of the tramp he played, wearing a pair of bulging trousers and a pair of large leather shoes, holding a walking stick, wearing a round top hat, with a moustache on his mouth, walking on a duck step... In the lives of people of all ethnic groups in the world, Chaplin left a cute and ridiculous clown image. Chaplin's success in shaping this image is inseparable from his personal experience. On April 16, 1889, British film artist and comedy master Charlie Chaplin was born in a family of musicians in London. At the age of 17, he joined the Carnot Theatre Company and performed in the United States as a comedian with the group. Started a film career in Hollywood. When he was a student at Kennington Road Primary School in London, Chaplin (7 and a half years old) portrayed mostly the image of the little people who were damaged and scorned, and achieved profound tragicomic artistic effects through excellent comedy performances. Famous comedies include "The Gold Rush", "City Lights", "Modern Times", "The Great Dictator" and so on. Most of the films are self-produced, self-written, self-directed, self-acted, and mostly silent films. Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" After World War II, he became famous in the film industry. When McCarthyism was in vogue, he was persecuted on suspicion of communist tendencies, and then moved to Switzerland to continue making films. "My Autobiography" was published in 1964. In 1972 he returned to the United States and was awarded a special Oscar. He was knighted by the United Kingdom in 1975. He died at his home in Switzerland on Christmas Day 1977. Chaplin was born on April 16, 1889 in a family of comedians in London, England. Due to the influence of his parents, he fell in love with art at an early age and hoped to become a famous actor. Unfortunately, his father died prematurely and his mother suffered from neuropathy. The young Chaplin became an orphan. He went to an orphanage, worked as a beggar, worked as a small newsboy, a small servant, and also worked as a handyman in an amusement park. A chance opportunity made Chaplin realize his long-cherished dream of becoming an actor. One night, one of the main comedians of the amusement park fell ill. The manager was so anxious that he couldn't help it. Suddenly, he thought that Chaplin, the sweeper, had been learning to act. With the mentality of trying it out, he asked Chaplin to act on the stage, but the comedian was a burly man. His clothes were fat and big, Chaplin wore them, his pants were like a big pocket, a pair of big shoes dragged on the road, and the bowler hat was too small. He dressed like a little tramp, and everyone laughed when he appeared. He played many plays in a row, and the image of the little tramp became more and more vivid. In 1907, Chaplin was recommended by others to participate in the performance of the comedy "Football Game" and was successful. Finally, he became a full-fledged actor of the theater troupe and began a great artistic career. In 1910, Chaplin went to the United States with the theater troupe. His superb acting skills were taken by the American burlesque film company. Since then, he has embarked on the road of life as a film actor. He studied art hard and sought advice from all experienced people, including workers, tailors, receptionists, homeless people, etc., to improve his artistic literacy. In March 1936, the world comedy film master Chaplin came to Shanghai and stayed at the famous Chinachem Hotel on Nanjing Road. In 1920, Chaplin, Fan Punk, and Bickford rode in a horse-drawn carriage between filming. In 1924, Chaplin with his second wife and his mother-in-law. The star Pauline Gaudet was Chaplin's live-in mistress for many years. In 1928, Chaplin was with his mentally unstable mother. This is their last photo. In 1942, at the age of 54, Chaplin met Oona, who was 17, and the two soon eloped. Is Chaplin Conceiving His Work Again? In December 1952, Chaplin and Oona exchanged greetings with Ingrid Bergman at a dinner party. Chaplin, who was knighted, watched a circus with his wife and daughter. He died a year after this photo was taken. Oona gave birth to eight children for Chaplin, and these are six of them pictured with the couple.