Chaplin

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Charles Spencer Chaplin accepted
his Special Academy Award.

2:11:06

Days later, he left Hollywood
and returned to Switzerland.

2:11:11

In 1975 Charlie
became sir Charles Chaplin...

2:11:15

...receiving his knighthood
from Queen Elizabeth in London.

2:11:20

During a 54-years career, Charlie
made 81 films. Five were talkies...

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...67 where completed
before his 30th birthday.

2:11:29

Charlie died, aged 88,
on Christmas Day 1977 at his home...

2:11:33

...surrounded by Oona,
their children and grandchildren.

2:11:37

Hannah Chaplin, Charlie's mother,
spent the last 7 years of her life...

2:11:41

...in the house Charlie bought for her.

2:11:48

Sydney Chaplin retired to France
and spent summers at Charlie's home...

2:11:52

...in Switzerland.
He died on Charlie's 76th birthday.

2:11:57

Fred Karno, who gave Charlie
his first job, went bankrupt in 1926.

2:12:01

He died penniless 15 years later.

2:12:06

Hetty Kelly, Charlie's first love,
married a politician and died at 25.

2:12:09

She was the inspiration for many
of Charlie's screen heroines.

2:12:15

George Hayden
is a fictional character.

2:12:19

Charlie wrote "My Autobiography",
on which this film is partly based.

2:12:25

Mack Sennett's reign as the king
of comedy ended with the talkies.

2:12:29

He received a Special Oscar in 1937.

2:12:34

Mabel Normand was involved
in a drug and sex scandal...

2:12:38

...surrounding a murder in 1922.
She never acted again.

2:12:42

Edna Purviance was Charlie's leading
lady in more than 30 comedies.

2:12:46

Charlie kept her on the studio
payroll all her life.

2:12:52

Douglas Fairbanks founded United
Artists with Charlie, Mary and Griffith.

2:12:56

He died in his sleep
of a heart attack in 1939.