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Charles Spencer Chaplin Sr. (18 March 1863 – 9 May 1901) was an English music hall entertainer. He achieved considerable success in the 1890s, and was the father of the actor and filmmaker Sir Charlie Chaplin.
Charlie’s Father: Charles Chaplin Sr. (1863-1901) The senior Charles Chaplin married Hannah in 1885 and took to the stage professionally a year later. He was well known as a comic singer, and had a number of songs made famous by him, such as “Oui! Tray Bong!”, “Eh!
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin KBE (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered one of the film industry's most important figures.
Members. The members of the Chaplin family include: Charles Spencer Chaplin Sr. (1863–1901) Hannah Pedlingham Hill (1865–1928); three sons. Sydney John Chaplin (1885–1965), born Sydney John Hill; alleged son of Sydney Hawkes; two marriages, no children.
His parents were entertainers in the music hall tradition; his father, Charles Spencer Chaplin Sr, was a vocalist and an actor while his mother, Hannah Chaplin, was a singer and an actress who went by the stage name Lilly Harley.
Charlie's family - His mother Hannah, top; his father Charles Sr., right; Sydney, center left; and Wheeler and Charlie in 'Limelight', bottom. During Charlie's and Sydney's childhood, Hannah suffered from mental illness and had to live under care for many years.
Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr. - born May 5, 1925. He and his brother Sydney attended the Black-Foxe Military Institute in Hollywood and the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. He served in the US Army in Europe during World War II.
Charles Spencer Chaplin was born into a family of entertainers to Hannah Chaplin and Charles Chaplin Sr.- both of whom were music hall entertainers. His childhood was marked with poverty and struggle.
May 12, 2021 · Charlie Chaplin was born on April 16, 1889 in South London to Hannah and Charles Chaplin Sr., who were music hall entertainers. His parents split up, and Chaplin and his half-brother Sydney...
Nov 5, 2021 · In 1890, Charles Chaplin Sr. was one of the hottest talents on the British stage. A comic singer, he was going up in the world even as he was settling down with his wife, Hannah Chaplin — a fellow vaudeville star — and their baby Charlie.
