During class for the past week, students have been giving power points on chapter 28. Seth S. gave his presentation on many different topics, but one was about Charlie Chaplin. Even if you've never heard of Chaplin, it is most likely that you have seen his picture before and just had no clue as to who he was. He was in many silent movies, the old fashioned kind where when someone spoke, there was text across the screen indicating what they were saying. Usually if there was any sound at all in the film, it was just the music they played along with the movie. Mr. Chaplin won two Oscar awards for his films and was the first actor to be on Times Magazine. A famous star still remembered today.
Some facts I found interesting about Charles Chaplin:
- The Queen of England actually made Chaplin into a Knight
- He had eight children and four wives
- Chaplin was the first person to do the "Table Ballet" or "Bread Roll Dance" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoKbDNY0Zwg
- His death was on Christmas Day
- After he was buried, he was kidnapped by Switz who dug up his body for money from his family. They never saw the money though because the police officers caught the people who did it.
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