Facts: - death place: planegg - known for: his sketches and poems - birth name: valentin ludwig fey - death date: 09 february 1948 - birth date: 04 june 1882 - name: karl valentin - nationality: german - image: karl -rrb- . jpg valentin by eugen rosenfeld -lrb- 1870 - 1940 - birth place: munich - occupation: comedian , author , film & nbsp ; producer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of karl valentin .
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karl valentin -lrb- born valentin ludwig fey , 4 june 1882 , munich -- 9 february 1948 , planegg -rrb- was a bavarian comedian , cabaret performer , clown , author and film producer .he had significant influence on german weimar culture .valentin starred in many silent films in the 1920s , and was sometimes called the '' charlie chaplin of germany '' .