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"I remain just one single thing, and a very important factor only - and that is clearly a clown. It places me on the far higher plane than any politician." (Charlie Chaplin) Only a go for few stars become international actors in their time, but none of them acquired as unique a job as Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin was the first true film superstar, and he managed to do so even when motion pictures were still silent. He has been honored with way too many awards to count, and the fact that his name remains instantly recognizable almost a hundred years after his first film is a testament to his influence. Even today, Chaplin's motion pictures are probably more recognizable than those of perhaps any other acting professional or director; everyone is familiar with the famous "Tramp" costume and persona, and even the informal film fanatic has likely seen motion pictures such as City Lamps (1931) and Modern Times (1936). Chaplin is well known for the singular mixture of pathos and humor evinced by his motion pictures, and it is not unusual for viewers to have fun and cry at alternate tips of a Chaplin film, a characteristic that is constantly on the endear viewers even to this day. Chaplin's job coincided with both World Wars and the fantastic Unhappiness, but while Chaplin the acting professional was popular, Chaplin the person became controversial in the ultimate generations of his life. In fact, there's a wide discrepancy between the almost uniformly enthusiastic praise of Chaplin today and the subversive personality he cultivated toward the last mentioned part of his job. Although accusations to be a communist sympathizer and Chaplin's confrontation with the home Committee on Un-American Activities have mostly become a footnote in the storied job of a man best appreciated as an operating pioneer, it obligated Chaplin to spend the last 15 many years of his job working as an artist in exile, and the moving viewpoints of Chaplin were instrumental in forcing people to evaluate the way in which they viewed superstars, as well as what it means to be amused. Indeed, it is impossible to substantiate the belief that Chaplin's later motion pictures are poorer in quality than his early on ones, yet the public largely declined his later directorial initiatives. In the end, it must be recognized that, more than any other figure who acquired come before him, the general public was alert to Chaplin's personal life in ways which were often upsetting and inconsistent with the persona effected through his motion pictures. How is it that a director who is probably more famous than any other also held this "elusive" sensibility? Background for Kids: An Illustrated Biography of Charlie Chaplin for Children comprehensively examines Chaplin's life and motion pictures, exploring the controversies and the ways that his life and works are mutually beneficial. Your children will learn about Charlie Chaplin like never before.
