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Chaplin
[chap-lin]
noun
Sir Charles Spencer Charlie, 1889–1977, English film actor, producer, and director; in U.S. 1910–52.
Chaplin
/ ˈʃæɪ /
noun
Sir Charles Spencer, known as Charlie Chaplin. 1889–1977, English comedian, film actor, and director. He is renowned for his portrayal of a downtrodden little man with baggy trousers, bowler hat, and cane. His films, most of which were made in Hollywood, include The Gold Rush (1924), Modern Times (1936), and The Great Dictator (1940)
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˌˈܱ adjective
Example Sentences
Another painting honours Charlie Chaplin while juxtaposing a rocket launch to highlight the contrast between social and economic disparities and massive state spending.
More than any of his movie star peers, Cruise seems aware that someone has to symbolize an increasingly bygone era of filmmaking, to be this century’s Charlie Chaplin.
Hearst, in a fury, tried to shoot Chaplin but wound up shooting Ince instead, and the whole thing was supposed to have been covered up.
He played alongside other greats of that area including Bobby Jones and his golfing status saw him rub shoulders with Hollywood icons including Charlie Chaplin.
Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis has an intuitive understanding of film language that harks back to the silent greats like Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford.
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