Charlie Chaplin, Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, was born on April 16, 1889, in London, England. He died December 25, 1977, in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland. Chaplin was a British comedian, producer, writer, director, and composer who is widely regarded as the greatest comic artist on the screen and one of the most important figures in motion picture history. He spent his early childhood with his mother, the singer Hannah Hall after she and his father separated, and he made his own stage debut at age five, filling in for his mother. The mentally unstable Hall was later confined to an asylum. Charlie and his half-brother Sydney were sent to bleak workhouses and residential schools.
Charlie Chaplin starred in, wrote, and directed some of the most memorable films in motion-picture history, including The Kid (1921), The Gold Rush (1925), City Lights (1931), Modern Times (1936), The Great Dictator (1940), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award as best actor, Monsieur Verdoux (1947), and Limelight (1952).
In truth, Chaplin did not always portray a tramp. In many of his films, his character was employed as a waiter, store clerk, stagehand, fireman, and the like. His character might be better described as the quintessential misfit who was shunned by polite society, unlucky in love, jack-of-all-trades but master of none. He was also a survivor, forever leaving past sorrows behind, jauntily shuffling off to new adventures. The Tramp’s appeal was universal: audiences. Within months after his movie debut, Chaplin was the screen’s biggest star.
In his last years, Chaplin was accorded many of the honors that had been withheld from him for so long. In 1972 he returned to the United States for the first time in 20 years to accept a special Academy Award for “the incalculable effect he has had on making motion pictures the art form of this century.” Charlie Chaplin died at the age of 88, leaving these four statements:
(1) Nothing is eternal in this world, not even our problems.
(2) I like to walk in the rain, because no one can see my tears.
(3) The most wasted day in life is the day we don’t laugh.
(4) The six best doctors in the world…
1. sunshine,
2. Rest,
3. Exercise,
4. diet,
5. Self-esteem
6. friends.
Keep them in all stages of your life and enjoy healthy life…
If you see the moon you will see the beauty of God…..
If you see the sun you will see the power of god..
If you look in the mirror, you will see God’s best creation.
Believe it then.
We are all tourists, God is our travel agent who already made our itineraries, bookings, and destinations…
Trust him and enjoy LIFE.
Life is just a journey!
Live today!!!!