Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourCharlieChaplinCharlieChaplinwasoneofthegreatestandmostwidelylovedsilentmoviestars
FromEasyStreet(1917)toModernTimes(1936),hemademanyofthefunniestandmostpopularfilmsofhistime
Hewasbestknownforhischaracter“thelittletramp”
Itisthiskindheartedcharacterthatweconnectwiththetimeofsilentmovies
BorninLondonin1889,ChaplinfirstvisitedAmericawithatheatercompanyin1907
AppearingasBillyintheplaySherlockHolmes,youngChaplintouredthecountrytwice
Onhissecondtour,hemetMackSennettandwassignedtoKeystoneStudiostoactinfilms
ChaplinwasknownasoneofthemostdemandingmeninHollywood
Heperformedlotsofcomediesinhislifetime
Nomatterhowbigorsmallthesizeofthepart,Chaplinwalkedeachactorthrougheveryscene
Chaplinknewthatasuccessfulscenewasn’tsimplyaboutthestar,butabouteveryoneonthescreen
Herequiredthat