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Charlie Chaplin was born on April 16, 1889, in Walworth, England. He was (1) _______ English comedy actor, becoming the most (2) _______ actor and also a notable director. Chaplin was one of the most creative and influential personalities in the silent film era: he acted in, (3) _______, scripted, produced, and eventually even scored his own films. His working life in entertainment lasted over 70 years, from the British Victorian stage and music hall in England as a child performer, almost (4) _______ his death at the age of 88. He led one of the most remarkable and colorful lives of the 20^th century, from a poor London childhood to the world (5) _______ in the film industry and as a cultural model. Charlie first took to the stage when he was five. He (6) _______ in music hall in 1894. He arrived in (7) _______ United States on October 2, 1912 and Chaplin's act was seen by film producer Mack Sennett, who (8) _______ him for his studio, the Keystone Film Company. He became the most famous and recognizable person, in (9) _______ world. His principal (10) _______ was "The Tramp" - a gentleman who wears a tight coat, oversized trousers and shoes, a bowler hat, a bamboo cane, and moustache. He died on December 25, 1977.

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