Charles Chaplin
Mr. Venezia
AP US History
January 3rd, 2011
My Autobiography
Charles Chaplin Charles “Charlie” Chaplin is a name that is incredibly well known not only in the United States, but around the world as well! Charlie Chaplin was an actor, a comedian, and a natural born performer. He never failed to excite his audiences with new comedy sketches and dramas. Not only was he a spectacular performer, but later in life he began writing movies and plays as well; Charlie was a man of many talents. He loved being in the lime light! To the world he seemed to be an incredibly happy man, but in reality his life was anything but easy. Charlie went through many ups and downs during the course of his life. He was faced with such terrible circumstances in which the average human, most likely, could never have endured. Charlie never gave up and despite all of the obstacles in his life he found a way to make something of himself. He chose to share his journey in a book entitled, My Autobiography. In this amazing book he shares with the world his journey from being a poor boy, living in the outskirts of London, to becoming a world-wide phenomenon! Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. was born on April 16th, 1889 in the outskirts of London, England. Both his mother and father were performers. His mother, Hannah Chaplin, was a singer. His father, Charles Chaplin Sr, was an actor. He had an older brother named Sydney. Charlie’s father was a drunkard and therefore his mother and father split. Consequently, Charlie did not have a father figure in his life as he was growing up. His mother was the one who raised both him and his brother. She was doing incredibly well, both as a singer and as a mother. Then, she began to lose her voice. People stopped hiring her to perform because her voice would crack in the middle of performances. With the decrease of money flowing into their household the Chaplins had to move into a small one room house.
Eventually, Charlie’s mother could no longer afford
AP US History
January 3rd, 2011
My Autobiography
Charles Chaplin Charles “Charlie” Chaplin is a name that is incredibly well known not only in the United States, but around the world as well! Charlie Chaplin was an actor, a comedian, and a natural born performer. He never failed to excite his audiences with new comedy sketches and dramas. Not only was he a spectacular performer, but later in life he began writing movies and plays as well; Charlie was a man of many talents. He loved being in the lime light! To the world he seemed to be an incredibly happy man, but in reality his life was anything but easy. Charlie went through many ups and downs during the course of his life. He was faced with such terrible circumstances in which the average human, most likely, could never have endured. Charlie never gave up and despite all of the obstacles in his life he found a way to make something of himself. He chose to share his journey in a book entitled, My Autobiography. In this amazing book he shares with the world his journey from being a poor boy, living in the outskirts of London, to becoming a world-wide phenomenon! Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. was born on April 16th, 1889 in the outskirts of London, England. Both his mother and father were performers. His mother, Hannah Chaplin, was a singer. His father, Charles Chaplin Sr, was an actor. He had an older brother named Sydney. Charlie’s father was a drunkard and therefore his mother and father split. Consequently, Charlie did not have a father figure in his life as he was growing up. His mother was the one who raised both him and his brother. She was doing incredibly well, both as a singer and as a mother. Then, she began to lose her voice. People stopped hiring her to perform because her voice would crack in the middle of performances. With the decrease of money flowing into their household the Chaplins had to move into a small one room house.
Eventually, Charlie’s mother could no longer afford