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Charlie Chaplin
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Charlie Chaplin

Founder · United Artists · born April 16, 1889 · died 1977

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Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. was an English comic actor, filmmaker, singer, film editor and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film.

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  1. 29Founded United ArtistsFebruary 5, 1919
  2. ~40Received the Academy Honorary Award1929
  3. ~76Received the Erasmus Prize1965
  4. ~83Named Golden Lion1972

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