On April 16, 1889, future Hollywood legend Charlie Chaplin 
was born Charles Spencer Chaplin in London, England.

Chaplin, one of the most financially successful stars of early
Hollywood, was introduced to the stage when he was five.

The son of London music hall entertainers, young Chaplin
was watching a show starring his mother when her voice
cracked. He was quickly shuffled onto the stage to finish
the act.

    
    
    
 
     
    
    
   
In 1972 received a special Academy Award for
“the incalculable effect he has had on making
motion pictures the art for and of this century.”

He was knighted Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin
in 1975. He died two years later.