Chaplin signed with the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company in 1915, and the year after with the Mutual Film Corporation. During his time at Keystone, he began writing and directing some of the films in which he starred.
In 1913, while on tour in the United States with Fred Karno's comedy group, he accepted a contract to work for Mack Sennett's Keystone film company. Ĭhaplin was born in London and began acting on stage at the age of nine. In the 1910s and 1920s, he was considered the most famous person on the planet.
During his early years in the era of silent film, he rose to prominence as a worldwide cinematic idol renowned for his tramp persona. (Sir) Charlie Chaplin (KBE) (1889–1977) was an English-born internationally renowned Academy Award-winning actor, comedian, filmmaker and composer whose was best known for his career in Hollywood motion pictures from 1914 until 1952, he subsequently appeared in two films in his native England.
