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Charles Chaplin |
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Timeline 1889-1920 |
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| 1889 | ||||
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Born Charles Spencer Chaplin in East Street, Walworth, London to music hall entertainers Charlie Chaplin Sr and Hannah Hill. His parents separate before he is three-years-old. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1891 | ||||
| – Census shows Chaplin living with his mother and half-brother Sydney in Barlow Street, Walworth. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1894 | ||||
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– Goes on stage at The Canteen, a theatre in Aldershot, and sings Jack Jones after his mother, singing under the stage name of Lilly Harley, is booed off the stage. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1897 | ||||
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– Appears in a clog dancing act called Eight Lancashire Lads. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1901 | ||||
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– Charlie Chaplin Sr. dies of alcoholism at St. Thomas hospital in London at the age of 37. [MORE] [ADD] |
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1903 - 1906 |
– Appears in Sherlock Holmes as the office boy Billy. [MORE] [ADD]
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| 1907 | ||||
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– Begins working for the Karno Pantomime Troupe. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1908 | ||||
| 3/2 - | – Makes his debut with the Karno Troupe. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
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– Meets and falls in love with dancer Hetty Kelly, but his love for her is unrequited. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1910 | ||||
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Leaves the UK for a tour of America with the Fred Karno Troupe. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| – Proposes a partnership with Alf Reeves, the manager of the Karno Troupe's tour of America, to film the troupe during rehearsals and market the film. The hectic schedule of the touring prevents them from carrying out their plan. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1912 | ||||
| 2/10 - | Returns to America for a second tour with Fred Karno’s Troupe, and shares a room with Arthur Stanley Jefferson, who will later become famous as Stan Laurel. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
| – On a date with Mabel Normand, Mack Sennett see Chaplin perform in Karno's 'A Night in a London Music Hall' routine at the American Theater in New York. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1913 | ||||
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Signs a one-year, $150 per week contract with Adam Kessel who has an interest in Keystone Film Company. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 29/12 - | Mack Sennett signs Chaplin for his studio, The Keystone Film Company, as a replacement for Ford Sterling. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
| 1914 | ||||
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The first film made by Chaplin is Making A Living. Sennett is not impressed by Chaplin and considers dropping him but is reportedly persuaded to give him another chance by Mabel Normand. Chaplin will go on to make 34 shorts in his first year with Sennett. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 7/2 - | Chaplin’s creation The Tramp makes his first appearance in Kid Auto Races at Venice. This film is released before Mabel’s Strange Predicament, a film shot before Kid Auto but released two days later. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
| Aug - | – Attempts to negotiate a new contract with Sennett for 1915 at a salary of $1,000 per week - which is more than Sennett is earning. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
| – Sennett permits Chaplin to direct his own films, following clashes with other directors, after Chaplin offers to deposit $1500 into a bank account as collateral against the failure to make a profit by any of his films. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| Nov - | Signs contract with Essanay at $1,250 per week plus a $10,000 signing bonus. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
| 1915 | ||||
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– Is criticised for not enlisting in the army to fight in the Great War. He did, in fact, try to sign up but was rejected because he was too small and underweight. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1916 | ||||
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Signs a contract with the Mutual Film Corporation which entitles him to $670,000 for twelve two-reel comedies over eighteen months. [MORE] [ADD] Begins a relationship with his leading lady, Edna Purviance. [MORE] [ADD] Establishes The Charlie Chaplin Music Publishing Company, a venture that quickly fails. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1917 | ||||
| 17/6 - | – Enters into a $1.25 million agreement with First National which gives him complete creative control over his films. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
| Late - | Meets 17-year-old actress Mildred Harris at a party given by Samuel Goldwyn at his beach house. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
| 1918 | ||||
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Marries actress Mildred Harris. [MORE] [ADD] – Becomes a spokesman for Liberty Bonds with Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford. [MORE] [ADD] Chaplin's suspicions are aroused when First National appear disinterested in renegotiating his contract after his first two films run over budget. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1919 | ||||
| Jan - | A detective hired by Chaplin, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks informs them that Paramount and First National are planning to merge, a monopolistic move that would spell the end for independent production companies such as theirs. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
| Jan - | Chaplin announces the foundation of United Artists with Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and D. W. Griffith in an effort to derail the Paramount-First National merger. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
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Mildred gives birth to Norman Spencer, the couple’s first child. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 10/7 – |
Norman Spencer dies. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| Late – | Separates from Mildred Harris and moves to the Los Angeles Athletic Club. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
| In an attempt to escape the increasing power of the Hollywood studio systrm, . [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1920 | ||||
| Nov – |
Divorces Mildred Harris. Chaplin gives her some of their community property and $100,000 despite claiming she had an affair with actress Alla Nazimova. [MORE] [ADD] |
Charles Chaplin