15 rare colored photos of Charlie Chaplin made in the 1910-1930 years

On 16 April 1889 in London in a family of actors pop was born Charles Spencer Chaplin.

Sir "Charlie" Chaplin — British comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who gained fame in the silent era. Fame came to him after the short film "the Tramp", released in 1915. This film is now considered a landmark in cinema history. Brilliant actor, lived 88 years, and 75 of them were devoted to art.

In 1919, Chaplin co-founded the distribution of the film Studio United Artists, which enabled him to dispose of his films. His first feature-length silent film was the Kid (1921), followed by the film "Paris" (1923), "the gold rush" (1925) and the Circus (1928).

And even when in the 1930‑ies to replace a silent movie came movies with sound, Chaplin remained true to tradition — he made silent films "big city Lights" (1931) and modern times (1936). The world has gone to war, and paintings Chaplin became increasingly politicized. The 1940 movie "the Great dictator" was a complete satire on Adolf Hitler.

1940‑e years became very controversial for Chaplin, and his popularity plummeted. Charles was accused of having Communist sympathies and anti-American activity, also against him was nominated claim regarding the violation of the Mann act. When Chaplin was under investigation by the FBI, he was forced to leave the United States, settling in Switzerland.

Chaplin's childhood in London was held in poverty and deprivation. Because he had no father and mother received a mere pittance, the boy twice been in the so-called workhouse before nine. He first performed on stage in five years, having broken a standing ovation, and at 11 years already worked as a stage actor and comedian. When Charlie was 14, his mother was in a psychiatric clinic.

At the age of 19 years Chaplin gets the place of an actor in the theatre Fred Karno company, which took him to America. There Chaplin was noticed by film producers, and in 1914, the young man began to appear on the screen in films at Keystone Studios (year, he starred in 35 films and short films). He soon developed the Tramp moved to the Essanay Studio. By 1918, Chaplin was already one of the most famous personalities in the world.

Chaplin was a writer, composer, Director, producer, and starred in most of his films. He was a perfectionist, and his financial independence enabled him to spend years on the development and production of his films. Almost all of the films Chaplin is a cross between a farce and pathos.

Chaplin, who received in his career, three Oscars, is still considered one of the greatest actors and Directors. And such films as "the gold rush", "big city Lights", "the New times" and "the Great dictator", often included in lists of the greatest films of all time.