12 Of the Most Iconic Hats in Movie History 12 Of the Most Iconic Hats in Movie History Prev Article Next Article If I’m out of the office during the week or it’s a weekend, chances are I’m wearing a hat. And chances are that hat is a beat-up, dirty, blue Gators hat that I’ve had since college. It’s as if it’s permanently attached to my head, making me comfortable and to the disgust of others. Oh well. I don’t know of any movie characters that wear blue Gator hats, but there are certainly quite a few movie characters that seem inseparable from their hats. They’ve got their own attachments to hats, from fedoras to bowlers to even magic hats. Below, check out 12 of the most iconic hats in movie history. As always, if you think I’ve left one off, let me know in the comments. By the way, I realize that some of these hats may not really be “iconic,” but some of them certainly are, and I didn’t want to title this list “Iconic and/or memorable hats.” So just, like, bear with me.

Indiana Jones’ fedora – Indiana Jones movies I think it’s pretty clear that out of every hat on this list, Indy’s fedora is by far the most recognizable and iconic. Like Indy, the hat has been through a lot, but it always seems to find its way back to its owner. I love the scene in The Last Crusade when the fedora somehow rides a gust of wind back to Indy after he nearly goes over a cliff while fighting on a tank. The Cat in the Hat’s top hat – The Cat in the Hat It’s tough to deny that the Cat in the Hat’s large, striped top hat isn’t instantly recognizable. It’s also tough to deny that Mike Myers has fallen so far from grace. The Mad Hatter’s top hat – Alice in Wonderland The Mad Hatter’s top hat, according to Lewis Carroll, was of the 10/6 style. I have no idea what that means, but it’s cool to see that Disney did what they could with that information. Doughboy’s Detroit Tigers cap – Boyz n the Hood Cube wore a lot of Raiders gear throughout his rapping career, but in his role as Doughboy, he’s rarely seen without his Detroit Tigers baseball cap.

It must have been soaked with jheri curl juice after a hot day in Los Angeles. Freddy Krueger’s fedora – Nightmare on Elm Street movies Jason has the hockey mask, Michael Myers has the William Shatner mask, and Freddy Krueger has his old, beat up fedora to go with his clawed glove and filthy sweater. The Blues Brothers’ fedoras – The Blues Brothers The Blues Brothers have a great sense of style, capped off with their sweet-looking fedoras. At least I think they’re fedoras. Either way, they look great, and no Blues Brother costume can be completed without ’em. The Sorting Hat – Harry Potter movies I’d imagine having a magical, talking hat with a face on it placed on your head during your first few days at Hogwarts would be one of the creepier experiences of your life. Get it off me! Kill it with fire! Oddjob’s bowler – Goldfinger Oddjob’s bowler not only looks slick, it can be used as a deadly weapon, too, as it is fitted with a metal disc in the rim. But seriously – who throws a hat? And yes, using Oddjob in Bond for the N64 is crazy cheap.

Sherlock Holmes’ deerstalker cap – Sherlock Holmes movies Sherlock Holmes’ deerstalker cap is so well known that it’s often referred to as…”the Sherlock Holmes hat.” My favorite example of this reference can be seen in Best in Show, when Fred Willard’s character suggests that the bloodhound be fitted with a Sherlock Holmes hat and a pipe. Alex DeLarge’s derby – A Clockwork Orange Like with the Blues Brothers, no droogie costume is complete without a derby. Alex dresses to impress. Angier’s top hat – The Prestige They are all your hat. Charlie Chaplin’s bowler – as “The Tramp,” various Charlie Chaplin is perhaps most well known for his character “The Tramp” (as seen above), and it’s hard to imagine him without his hat, twirling his cane and walking like a penguin. Famous person with black hat tie and a cane? - A famous person with a black hat, a black tie & a black cane. From the game called icomania :: Ask Me Fast Famous person with black hat tie and a cane?

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- Logo man with tophat and cane Sign In Charlie Chaplin - The Tramp Charlie Chaplin - The Tramp Print Charlie Chaplin - The Tramp Feedback on Charlie Chaplin - The Tramp By Jane Runyon 1 Movies were different in the early 1900s from what they are today. You had to read to enjoy the story. They were called "silent movies." The only sound you might have heard was the music played on a piano. The pianist played songs that helped the viewer get into the mood of the scene. The music was fast for chase scenes. The music was slow and romantic for love scenes. The music was peppy for comic scenes. Every so often, words were shown on the screen. The words were to show what the characters were saying. 2 One of the most beloved characters in silent movies was "the tramp." Charlie Chaplin portrayed the tramp. He wore a bowler hat. This hat got its name because it looked like a bowl turned upside down on the head. He wore a very tight coat and very big trousers and shoes. He always carried a cane. He had a mustache that looked like a black toothbrush just under his nose.

People all over the world grew to love the comic antics of the tramp. 3 Charlie Chaplin developed his tramp character over many years. He had a sad childhood. The tramp character gave him an escape from his problems. He was born in England in 1889. His father left home shortly after Charlie was born. His mother had an ongoing battle with mental illness. Charlie and his older half brother, Sidney, were sent to workhouses and orphanages when their mother was not able to care for them. Paragraphs 4 to 10: For the complete story with questions: click here for printable Weekly Reading Books Charles Chaplin - Biography - IMDb Charles Chaplin Biography Showing all 167 items Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (2) | Spouse (4) | Trade Mark (7) | Trivia (97) | Personal Quotes (45) | Salary (7) Overview (5) 5' 5" (1.65 m) Mini Bio (2) Charlie Chaplin, considered to be one of the most pivotal stars of the early days of Hollywood, lived an interesting life both in his films and behind the camera.

He is most recognized as an icon of the silent film era, often associated with his popular "Little Tramp" character; the man with the toothbrush mustache, bowler hat, bamboo cane, and a funny walk. Charles Spencer Chaplin was born in Walworth, London, England on April 16th, 1889, to Hannah Harriet Pedlingham (Hill) and Charles Chaplin, both music hall performers, who were married on June 22nd, 1885. After Charles Sr. separated from Hannah to perform in New York City, Hannah then tried to resurrect her stage career. Unfortunately, her singing voice had a tendency to break at unexpected moments. When this happened, the stage manager spotted young Charlie standing in the wings and led him on stage, where five-year-old Charlie began to sing a popular tune. Charlie and his half-brother, Syd Chaplin spent their lives in and out of charity homes and workhouses between their mother's bouts of insanity. Hannah was committed to Cane Hill Asylum in May of 1903 and lived there until 1921, when Chaplin moved her to California.

Chaplin began his official acting career at the age of eight, touring with The Eight Lancashire Lads. At 18 he began touring with Fred Karno 's vaudeville troupe, joining them on the troupe's 1910 US tour. He traveled west to California in December 1913 and signed on with Keystone Studios' popular comedy director Mack Sennett , who had seen Chaplin perform on stage in New York. Charlie soon wrote his brother Syd, asking him to become his manager. While at Keystone, Chaplin appeared in and directed 35 films, starring as the Little Tramp in nearly all. In November 1914, he left Keystone and signed on at Essanay, where he made 15 films. In 1916, he signed on at Mutual and made 12 films. In June 1917, Chaplin signed up with First National Studios, after which he built Chaplin Studios. In 1919 he and Douglas Fairbanks , Mary Pickford and D.W. Griffith formed United Artists (UA). Chaplin's life and career was full of scandal and controversy.

His first big scandal was during World War I, during which time his loyalty to England, his home country, was questioned. He had never applied for US citizenship, but claimed that he was a "paying visitor" to the United States. Many British citizens called Chaplin a coward and a slacker. This and his other career eccentricities sparked suspicion with FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover and the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), who believed that he was injecting Communist propaganda into his films. Chaplin's later film The Great Dictator (1940), which was his first "talkie", also created a stir. In the film Chaplin plays a humorous caricature of Adolf Hitler . Some thought the film was poorly done and in bad taste. However it grossed over $5 million and earned five Academy Award Nominations. Another scandal occurred when Chaplin briefly dated 22-year-old Joan Barry. However Chaplin's relationship with Barry came to an end in 1942, after a series of harassing actions from her. In May of 1943 Barry returned to inform Chaplin that she was pregnant and filed a paternity suit, claiming that the unborn child was his.

During the 1944 trial blood tests proved that Chaplin was not the father, but at the time blood tests were inadmissible evidence and he was ordered to pay $75 a week until the child turned 21. Chaplin was also scrutinized for his support in aiding the Russian struggle against the invading Nazis during World War II, and the U.S. government questioned his moral and political views, suspecting him of having Communist ties. For this reason HUAC subpoenaed him in 1947. However HUAC finally decided that it was no longer necessary for him to appear for testimony. Conversely, when Chaplin and his family traveled to London for the premier of Limelight (1952), he was denied re-entry to the United States. In reality, the government had almost no evidence to prove that he was a threat to national security. He and his wife decided, instead, to settle in Switzerland. Chaplin was married four times and had a total of 11 children. In 1918 he wed Mildred Harris and they had a son together, Norman Spencer Chaplin, who only lived three days.

Chaplin and Mildred were divorced in 1920. He married Lita Grey in 1924, who had two sons, Charles Chaplin Jr. and Sydney Chaplin . They were divorced in 1927. In 1936, Chaplin married Paulette Goddard and his final marriage was to Oona O'Neill ( Oona Chaplin ), daughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill in 1943. Oona gave birth to eight children: Geraldine Chaplin , Michael Chaplin , Josephine Chaplin , Victoria Chaplin , Eugene, Jane, Annette-Emilie and Christopher Chaplin . In contrast to many of his boisterous characters, Chaplin was a quiet man who kept to himself a lot. He also had an "un-millionaire" way of living. Even after he had accumulated millions, he continued to live in shabby accommodations. In 1921 Chaplin was decorated by the French government for his outstanding work as a filmmaker, and was elevated to the rank of Officer of the Legion of Honor in 1952.

In 1972 he was honored with an Academy Award for his "incalculable effect in making motion pictures the art form of the century." He was created Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1975 New Year's Honours List. No formal reason for the honour was listed. The citation simply reads "Charles Spencer CHAPLIN, Film Actor and Producer". Chaplin's other works included musical scores he composed for many of his films. He also authored two autobiographical books, "My Autobiography" in 1964 and its companion volume, "My Life in Pictures" in 1974. Chaplin died of natural causes on December 25, 1977 at his home in Switzerland. In 1978 Chaplin's corpse was stolen from its grave and was not recovered for three months; he was re-buried in a vault surrounded by cement. Charlie Chaplin was considered one of the greatest filmmakers in the history of American cinema, whose movies were and still are popular throughout the world, and have even gained notoriety as time progresses.

His films show, through the Little Tramp's positive outlook on life in a world full of chaos, that the human spirit has and always will remain the same. ( 23 October 1918 - 4 April 1921) (divorced) (1 child) Trade Mark (7) A tramp with toothbrush mustache, undersized bowler hat and bamboo cane who struggled to survive while keeping his dignity in a world with great social injustice. Highly descriptive facial expressions Stories often reflect his liberal political beliefs Comedy with a deep undercurrent of pathos On-screen and off-screen, favored the company of much younger women, who were often innocent if troubled Walking with a waddle Despite film portrayals of him having brown eyes, Charlie actually had striking blue eyes Trivia (97) Destroyed the original negative of "The Sea Gull (1933)" before a number of witnesses. The film never saw release, possibly because he was dismayed by the poor performance of his lead actress Edna Purviance . Grandfather of Dolores Chaplin , Carmen Chaplin , Kiera Chaplin , Oona Chaplin , Aurélia Thiérrée and James Thierrée .

Great-uncle of Drunkfux . Long after becoming a millionaire, he continued to live in a shabby hotel room, and kept his studio checks in a trunk for months. He thought his period with Mutual was the most consistently pleasant period in his career, although he felt that the plots of the films were too formualic for his taste. In October 1997 he was ranked #79 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. He was 29 years old when he wed Mildred Harris ; she was 17. He was 35 years old when he wed Lita Grey ; Lita was 16. He was 47 years old when he wed Paulette Goddard ; Paulette was 26. He was 54 years old when he wed Oona O'Neill ( Oona Chaplin ); Oona was 17. On March 3, 1978, his dead body was stolen from the Corsier-Sur-Vevey cemetery. It took until May 18 when the police found it. His Beverly Hills residence was known as "Breakaway House".

Designed by Chaplin himself and built by studio carpenters, it began falling to bits over the years, much to the amusement of visitors. Built on Summit Drive in the Pickfair neighborhood, the house boasted a pipe organ Chaplin continually used to entertain his guests in the great hall; he also screened his films there. His tennis court was a hive of activity; even the elusive Greta Garbo was a frequent player. He seems to have been an inspiring host; many of his guests joined in with his antics, and reflected that they had never been so funny before or since--it was the influence of Chaplin. Father of Charles Chaplin Jr. and Sydney Chaplin with Lita Grey . First wife, Mildred Harris was the mother of his first child, a son named Norman Spencer (born July 7, 1919). The baby, who was nicknamed "The Little Mouse", was born with severe disabilities and lived only three days.

Father, with Oona Chaplin , of Geraldine Chaplin (born August 1, 1944), Michael Chaplin (born March 7, 1946) Josephine Chaplin (born March 28, 1949), Victoria Chaplin (born May 19, 1951), Eugene Chaplin (born August 23, 1953), Jane Chaplin (born May 23, 1957), Annette Emily Chaplin (born December 3, 1959) and Christopher Chaplin (born July 8, 1962). He was subpoenaed by the House Un-American Activities Council (HUAC) in September 1947, but his appearance was postponed three times, and he never appeared. He sent HUAC a telegram stating "I am not a Communist, neither have I ever joined any political party or organization in my life." HUAC determined that it was no longer needed for him to appear.

In her book, "Tramp: The Life of Charlie Chaplin", Joyce Milton asserts that Vladimir Nabokov 's controversial classic, "Lolita", was inspired by Chaplin's relationship with Lita Grey . On the 100th anniversary of Chaplin's birth, celebrations were held in Corsier and Vevey, Switzerland, where he last lived. For the occasion, 100 children from the region performed a choreography dressed up as little tramps. Following his death, he was interred at Corsier-Sur-Vevey Cemetery in Corsier-Sur-Vevey, Switzerland. A much-repeated story claims that he once entered a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest and finished third! In some versions of the story, he came in second. Stan Laurel was his understudy on the English stage. When both Stan Laurel and Chaplin moved to America they shared a room in a boarding house. Cooking was not allowed in the boarding house where Stan Laurel and Chaplin stayed, so he would play the violin to cover up the sound of Laurel frying up food on a hot plate. Invented his tramp costume with the help of Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle 's pants.

Arbuckle's father-in-law's derby, Chester Conklin 's cutaway, Ford Sterling 's size-14 shoes, the diminutive Charles Avery 's jacket, and some crepe paper belonging to Mack Swain (which became the tramp's mustache). The only item that actually belonged to Chaplin was the whangee cane. His bowler and cane was sold for $150,000 in 1987. On July 6, 1925, he became the first actor to appear on the cover of Time magazine. He was also the first actor to have a comic strip about him; Ed Carey's 1916 strip, "Pa's Imported Son-in-Law", detailed the adventures of Chaplin. After his body was recovered from grave robbers, it was reburied in a vault surrounded by cement. Pictured (as Charlie Chaplin) on one of ten 29¢ US commemorative postage stamps celebrating stars of the silent screen, issued 27 April 1994.

Designed by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld , this set of stamps also honored Rudolph Valentino , Clara Bow , Lon Chaney , John Gilbert , Zasu Pitts , Harold Lloyd , Theda Bara , Buster Keaton and the Keystone Kops. Pictured on one of 15 32¢ US commemorative postage stamps in the "Celebrate the Century" series, issued 3 February 1998, celebrating the 1910s. In Spain he had a different dubbing actor in each of his sound films. They were: Ricard Solans for The Great Dictator (1940), Félix Acaso for Limelight (1952) and Joaquín Díaz for A King in New York (1957). The dubbing actor of Monsieur Verdoux (1947) is, at this time, unknown. Son-in-law of Eugene O'Neill . Most people (now and during his lifetime) believe that Chaplin had brown eyes because they had only seen him in black and white with black eye makeup on. It fact they were very blue.

Chaplin remarked in his autobiography that people meeting him for the first time were always struck by his blue eyes. And his future wife Oona Chaplin wrote "Just met Charlie Chaplin. What blue eyes he has!" to a girlhood friend in 1942. Was an accomplished musician who, in his later years, often reissued his silent films with scores he had composed himself. His handprints, footprints and signature were immortalized in cement at Grauman's (now Mann's) Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, but after his fall from grace with the Americans because of his political views, the section of cement was removed from public view. It cannot be located and is now feared lost. His paternal grandparents were Spencer Chaplin, a butcher from St. Nicholas, Ipswich, Suffolk, and Ellen Elizabeth Smith, from Trimley St. Martin, Suffolk. His maternal grandparents were Charles Frederick Hill and Mary Ann Terry, of Newington, Surrey. His heritage was English and Irish.

Although Adolf Hitler was not at all a huge fan--in fact, he had been misinformed that Charlie was Jewish, and therefore despised him--he was also well aware of how beloved Charlie was throughout the world at that time, and that was the reason he grew the Chaplin mustache: he thought it would endear him to the people. Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 99-102. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 As a child, he was confined to a bed for weeks due to a serious illness. At night, his mother would sit at the window and act out what was going on outside. This was a major reason Chaplin became a comedian. When Chaplin arrived in the US with the Fred Karno troupe on October 2, 1912, in his second trip to America, according to Ellis Island immigration records, he had $45 in his pocket. He listed his half brother Syd Chaplin , as his next of kin. Though his mother was still alive, she was in a mental hospital.

Sailing with him was fellow Karno troupe member Arthur Stanley Jefferson--later to be known as Stan Laurel . Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 115-124. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987. Did not receive screen credit on the many comedies he made for Keystone in 1914-15, as it was studio policy not to credit its actors (any Keystone film that credits Chaplin is a reissue print). His first screen credit appeared on His New Job (1915), his first film for Essanay. Called Battleship Potemkin (1925) his favorite movie. He was voted the 9th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly. Is mentioned in the song called "Facts of Life" from 2004. Was 73 years old when his youngest son, Christopher Chaplin, was born. Received an Honorary Oscar at The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972).

He appeared on stage blowing kisses to the Hollywood audience with tears running down his face while he received a long standing ovation. Ironically, he won another Oscar the following year. He and Buster Keaton had an interesting relationship. Long considered rivals but always having avoided commenting about each other in the press, Chaplin hired Keaton for a part in Limelight (1952). Keaton, who was flat broke at the time, went into a career decline after having been signed by MGM in 1928, as the studio would not let him improvise in any of his films nor allow him any writing or directorial input, and he was eventually reduced to writing gags--often uncredited--for other comedians' films. Chaplin, at this point, felt sorry for Keaton due to his hard luck, but Keaton recognized that, despite Charlie's better fortune and far greater wealth, he was (strangely) the more depressed of the two. In one scene in "Limelight", Chaplin's character was dying.

While the camera was fading away, Keaton was muttering to Chaplin without moving his lips, "That's it, good, wait, don't move, wait, good, we're through." In his autobiography Keaton called Chaplin "the greatest silent comedian of all time". At the Golden Camera Awards 2005 in Berlin, Geraldine Chaplin told in a moving speech honoring Jerry Lewis about the last time she saw her father alive. He watched a movie of Lewis on television screaming "He's funny, that bastard!". Named the #10 Greatest Actor on The 50 Greatest Screen Legends list by the American Film Institute. In all his years of living and working in the US, he never became a citizen. Founder of United Artists along with Mary Pickford , Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith . Profiled in in J.A. Aberdeen's "Hollywood Renegades: The Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers". Palos Verdes Estates, CA: Cobblestone Entertainment. His performance as The Tramp in City Lights (1931) is ranked #44 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).

Is portrayed in Sesame Street (1969) skits by Linda Bove (Linda) and Sonia Manzano (Maria). His performance as The Little Tramp in City Lights (1931) and a slew of other pictures is ranked #24 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. Composed about 500 melodies, including "Smile" and "This Is My Song". Up until his last few movies, he never shot with a working script. He would start with a story in his mind and constantly retool it, often shooting hours of scenes that wouldn't make the final cut until he was satisfied. He spent his nights during filming, critiquing the rushes with his assistant directors. Consequently compared to the major studio's films, he spent months/years and excessive amounts of money on his productions. He often said though he would not release any of his films until he was 100% satisfied with the result.

After finishing his last film A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) in 1966, he composed the music to many of his silent movies, among them The Circus (1928) in 1968, The Kid (1921) in 1971 and A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923) in 1976. His trademark character The Tramp appeared in about 70 movies, shorts and features, during a period of 26 years, from the one-reeler Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914) to his triumphant feature The Great Dictator (1940). He loved to play tennis, but described golf as "a game I can't stand". Marlon Brando played the starring role in Chaplin's last movie A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) in 1966. While Brando had always greatly admired Chaplin's work and looked upon him as "probably the most talented man the [movie] medium has ever produced", the two superstars did not get along during the shooting.

In his autobiography, Brando described Chaplin as "probably the most sadistic man I'd ever met." Chaplin, on his side, said that working with Brando simply was "impossible". His film The Great Dictator (1940) was banned in Germany. Once worked as a butler in England, a job he enjoyed. He was fired after he was caught playing a trumpet he had found in his employer's attic. His mother was so poor, she was once forced to pawn her son's spare clothes. She was also in and out of mental hospitals throughout her life. When Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle was unable to find work after his infamous trial, Chaplin supported him out of his own pocket. First actor to be nominated for a single Academy Award (Best Actor) for a film in which he was credited as portraying two different characters. In The Great Dictator (1940), he played a Jewish barber--a variation of his Little Tramp character--and Adenoid Hynkel, his version of Adolf Hitler . Was an agnostic who believed in some sort of "Supreme Force", according to his son Charles Chaplin Jr. 's autobiography, "My Father, Charlie Chaplin".

His father, with whom he lived for only a brief period of time in his childhood while his mother was committed to a mental asylum, died as the result of alcohol abuse at 37, when Charlie was 12. The fact that neither City Lights (1931) nor Modern Times (1936), two of Chaplin's most beloved and acclaimed movies, were nominated for a single Academy Award has puzzled many. One explanation could be that Chaplin expressed disdain for the Academy Awards early on; according to his son Charles Chaplin Jr. , for a time Chaplin even used the Honorary Award he won in 1929 as a doorstop. However, apparently, his view on the Awards changed with time, as he accepted and seemed touched by his second Honorary Award in 1972. According to his daughter Geraldine Chaplin , in the last years of his life Chaplin began to worry that he might not be remembered after his death. This was a major reason why he allowed his trademark character The Little Tramp to appear on several commercial products in the 1970s.

In 1934 he was scheduled to serve as best man at broadcaster Alistair Cooke 's marriage to Ruth Emerson ( Ruth Emerson Cooke ), but never showed. Reputedly, he and wife-to-be Paulette Goddard were having such a good time at Southern California's Lake Arrowhead, they decided to stay. He was born four days before Adolf Hitler . One of the last movies he saw (and very much enjoyed) was Rocky (1976). He remained in remarkably good physical and mental shape for most of his life, still playing tennis regularly well into his 70s and working constantly. However, after the completion of what turned out to be his last film, A Countess from Hong Kong (1967), his health began to visibly deteriorate. Cinematic genius that he was, he never won an Academy Award in an acting category, his only Oscar victory being in the capacity of composer.

He directed and starred in four of the American Film Institute's 100 Funniest Movies: The Gold Rush (1925) at #25, Modern Times (1936) at #33, The Great Dictator (1940) at #37 and City Lights (1931) at #38. Once played Sherlock Holmes in a one-act play. While visiting Winston Churchill in England in 1937, Chaplin found him studying newspapers and looking worried. When Chaplin asked what was disturbing him, Churchill replied, "Germany". Chaplin made some airy remark to try to dismiss the subject, but Churchill replied, "No, no, it's quite serious". He was created a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1975 Queen's New Year's Honours List.

His salary quickly rose during the Teens from $150 per week in 1913 for Keystone to $1250 per week at Essanay to $10,000 per week with a $150,000 bonus at Mutual to $150,000 per film in 1918 at First National. Spent some of his spare time in the tiny village of Waterville on the southern tip of Ireland. There is a life-sized statue of Chaplin on the edge of a waterfront park in the village. As of 2011 he is the only person to receive a 12-minute standing ovation at the Academy Awards when he appeared to accept an honorary award "for the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century". It is the longest in the history of the Academy Awards. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6751 Hollywood Blvd. on April 10, 1972. Was aboard William Randolph Hearst 's yacht when producer/director Thomas H. Ince died under mysterious circumstances.

The incident was the subject of The Cat's Meow (2001). The story given the most credence--although never proven--is that Hearst discovered Chaplin and Marion Davies , who was Hearst's mistress, having sex in a cabin. Hearst pulled out a gun and chased Chaplin onto the deck. He fired at Chaplin but hit and killed Ince instead. Although they both came to the US with Fred Karno 's troupe and shared a room together while with the show, Chaplin does not mention Stan Laurel even once in his autobiography. Pictured as his Little Tramp character on a Vatican City commemorative postage stamp celebrating the 125th anniversary of his birth (1889), issued 8 May 2014. Price on the day of issue was EUR0.70. He died only 29 days before his The Great Dictator (1940) co-star Jack Oakie . In 2011 his family found a letter from a man in England named Jack Hill, in a locked drawer of a bureau left behind after Chaplin's death.

It claimed Chaplin had been born in a caravan that belonged to the Gypsy Queen, who was Hill's aunt, in a Roma community near Birmingham in central England. His favorite composer is reported to have been Richard Wagner (1813-83). Although Chaplin was naturally unable to compose synchronized musical scores to his films until the advent of sound films (beginning with City Lights (1931), he is said to have provided several prominent film theaters with sheets of self-composed music to be played by orchestras to his films at least as far back as 1921, beginning with The Kid (1921). He was nominated for writing, acting, directing, and producing The Circus (1928), in the first Academy Awards. However, they removed him from the competition and gave him a special award for "acting, writing, directing and producing The Circus." And they wrote a letter to Chaplin stating that he merited a placement "in a class" by himself. He died the day before director Howard Hawks . In the Serbian capital of Belgrade there is a street called Charles Chaplin (ser. "Carlija Caplina").

When he was 13 years old in London, he went into the Crown Public House in Borough, and asked the landlord for a glass of water. The landlord, it turned out, was the serial killer George Chapman, who poisoned his three wives. Obviously Chaplin didn't know it nor did he know that Chapman's victim Maud was upstairs in the throes of death while Chaplin was downstairs. He didn't drink the water. Chapman--also known as Seweryn Antonowicz Klosowski , his original Polish name--was also a suspect in the murders committed by the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper. He was known as the "Borough poisoner". Four years after Chaplin's death, Ukrainian astronomer Lyudmila Karachkina named an asteroid after him. Ms. Karachkina, discoverer of 131 asteroids, named one of them 3623 Chaplin. It resides in the asteroid "belt" between Mars and Jupiter and appears as a magnitude 12.1 object, making it visible in a moderately strong telescope. Personal Quotes (45) All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl.

[Returning to Los Angeles after a 20-year self-imposed exile to accept his honorary Oscar in 1971] Thank you so much. This is an emotional moment for me and words seem so futile, so feeble... I can only say that... thank you for the honor of inviting me here and... oh... you're wonderful, sweet people. Thank you. I like friends as I like music, when I am in the mood. To help a friend in need is easy, but to give him your time is not always opportune. The minute you bought your ticket you were in another world. I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician. The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury. [on being informed that Adolf Hitler sat through two screenings of The Great Dictator (1940)] I'd give anything to know what he thought of it. I have no further use for America. I wouldn't go back there if Jesus Christ was President.

[answering the bad reviews he got on his last movie, A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)] If they don't like it, they are bloody idiots. A diplomat falls in love with a prostitute - what better story can they get than that? The summation of my character [The Tramp] is that I care about my work. I care about everything I do. If I could do something else better, I would do it, but I can't. Words are cheap. The biggest thing you can say is "elephant". I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the make-up made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked onto the stage he was fully born. I don't believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my career. [on his screen character, The Little Tramp] A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.

All my pictures are built around the idea of getting in trouble and so giving me the chance to be desperately serious in my attempt to appear as a normal little gentleman. Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself. I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose. Movies are a fad. Audiences really want to see live actors on a stage. Actors search for rejection. If they don't get it they reject themselves. I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it. If people are disillusioned by that remark, I can't help it. It's the truth. My childhood was sad, but now I remember it with nostalgia, like a dream. It isn't the ups and downs that make life difficult; it's the jerks. I hope we shall abolish war and settle all differences at the conference table... I hope we shall abolish all hydrogen and atom bombs before they abolish us first.

Even funnier than a man who has been made ridiculous is the man who, having had something funny happen to him, refuses to admit that anything out of the way has happened, and attempts to maintain his dignity. Perhaps the best example is the intoxicated man who, though his tongue and walk will give him away, attempts in a dignified manner to convince you that he is quite sober. He is much funnier than the man who, wildly hilarious, is frankly drunk and doesn't care a whoop who knows it. Intoxicated characters on the stage are almost always "slightly tipsy" with an attempt at dignity because theatrical managers have learned that this attempt at dignity is funny. Comedy really is a serious study, although it must not be taken seriously. That sounds like a paradox, but it is not. It is a serious study to learn characters; it is a hard study. But to make comedy a success there must be an ease, a spontaneity in the acting that cannot be associated with seriousness. Through humor, we see in what seems rational, the irrational; in what seems important, the unimportant. It also heightens our sense of survival and preserves our sanity.

One of the things most quickly learned in theatrical work is that people as a whole get satisfaction from seeing the rich get the worst of things. The reason for this, of course, lies in the fact that nine tenths of the people in the world are poor, and secretly resent the wealth of the other tenth. Figuring out what the audience expects, and then doing something different, is great fun to me. The first time I looked at myself on the screen, I was ready to resign [the movie contract]. That can't be I, I thought. Then when I realized it was, I said, "Good night." Strange enough, I was told that the picture was a scream. I had always been ambitious to work in drama, and it certainly was the surprise of my life when I got away with the comedy stuff. Naturalness is the greatest requisite of comedy. It must be real and true to life. I believe in realism absolutely. Real things appeal to the people far quicker than the grotesque. My comedy is actual life, with the slightest twist or exaggeration, you might say, to bring out what it might be under certain circumstances. [in 1915] Motion pictures is still in its infancy.

In the next few years, I expect to see so many improvements that you could then scarcely recognize the comedy of the present day. I don't want perfection of detail in the acting. I'd hate a picture that was perfect, it would seem machine made. I want the human touch, so that you love the picture for its imperfections. I think a very great deal of myself. Everything is perfect or imperfect, according to myself. I am the perfect standard. I usually go to see myself the first night of a new performance, but I don't laugh. No, I just go to see whether or not the film is taking, and what I've done that I shouldn't do. And if it's a success, I'm happy. There's something that makes you feel pretty good in knowing that all over the world people are laughing at what you're doing. But if it isn't a success, then it's terrible, to feel that you're a failure all over the world at the same time. [on Douglas Fairbanks ] He had extraordinary magnetism and charm and a genuine boyish enthusiasm which he conveyed to the public. [on D.W. Griffith ] The whole industry owes its existence to him.

[Upon watching the young Jerry Lewis on television] That bastard is funny! He knows how to take the audience. My only enemy is time. I don't believe I deserve dinner unless I've done a day's work. [Upon receiving an Honorary Oscar at the 44th annual Academy Awards] Thank you so much. This is an emotional moment for me. Words seem so futile and so feeble. I can only say thank you for the honor of inviting me here and you are all wonderful, sweet people. Thank you. Life is a beautiful magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish. [on receiving a lifetime Oscar, 1972] Words are so futile, feeble. All my pictures were built around the idea of getting me into trouble, and so giving me the chance to be desperately serious in my attempt to appear as a normal little gentleman. A good talking picture is inferior to a good stage play, while a good silent picture is superior to a good stage play. [advice to an over-emoting film actor] Don't sell it. Remember: they are peeking at you.

Salary (7) How to Make a Charlie Chaplin Costume | eHow How to Make a Charlie Chaplin Costume How to Make a Charlie Chaplin Costume By eHow Contributor Michael Buckner/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images What better way to celebrate Halloween than to honor the work of Charles Spencer Chaplin, the British entertainer who found his way into the world's heart in the early twentieth century? Chaplin's main character, the Tramp, is recognized all over the globe and it's an easy look to assemble. Get a bowler hat from a new or used haberdashery store. The fake mustache is a must. Chaplin wore a thin smudge on his upper lip, sometimes called a "toothbrush mustache", that came in handy in his film, "The Great Dictator", a satire that mocked Hitler and the Third Reich. Buy a regular fake mustache and trim off the sides until it looks right. Chaplin's Tramp carried a bamboo cane. Any decent stick will do. The Tramp's shoes and trousers are oversized. The shoes should be black and somewhat worn. Chaplin also wore a tight coat. Get one that's two sizes too small for you.

Wear it over a rumpled shirt. Charlie Chaplin Invents Himself | Lapham’s Quarterly Charlie Chaplin Invents Himself The tramp picks up his bowler hat and cane for the first time. Mack Sennett was away on location with Mabel Normand as well as the Ford Sterling Company, so there was hardly anyone left in the studio. Mr. Henry Lehrman, Keystone’s top director after Sennett, was to start a new picture and wanted me to play a newspaper reporter. Lehrman was a vain man and very conscious of the fact that he had made some successful comedies of a mechanical nature; he used to say that he didn’t need personalities, that he got all his laughs from mechanical effects and film cutting. We had no story. It was to be a documentary about the printing press done with a few comedy touches. I wore a light frock coat, a top hat, and a handlebar mustache. When we started, I could see that Lehrman was groping for ideas. And of course, being a newcomer at Keystone, I was anxious to make suggestions. This was where I created antagonism with Lehrman.

In a scene in which I had an interview with an editor of a newspaper, I crammed in every conceivable gag I could think of, even suggesting business for others in the cast. Although the picture was completed in three days, I thought we contrived some very funny gags. But when I saw the finished film, it broke my heart, for the cutter had butchered it beyond recognition, cutting into the middle of all my funny business. I was bewildered and wondered why they had done this. Henry Lehrman confessed years later that he had deliberately done it, because, as he put it, he thought I knew too much. The day after I finished with Lehrman, Sennett returned from location. Ford Sterling was on one set, Roscoe Arbuckle on another; the whole stage was crowded with three companies at work. I was in my street clothes and had nothing to do, so I stood where Sennett could see me. He was standing with Mabel, looking into a hotel lobby set, biting the end of a cigar. “We need some gags here,” he said, then turned to me. “Put on comedy makeup. Anything will do.” I had no idea what makeup to put on.

I did not like my getup as the press reporter. However, on the way to the wardrobe, I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane, and a derby hat. I wanted everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight; the hat small, and the shoes large. I was undecided whether to look old or young, but remembering Sennett had expected me to be a much older man, I added a small mustache, which, I reasoned, would add age without hiding my expression. IMAGE: Interior with Merry Company, by Willem Pietersz Buytewech, c. 1623. Gemaeldegalerie, Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Germany. I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the makeup made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked on to the stage he was fully born. When I confronted Sennett, I assumed the character and strutted about, swinging my cane and parading before him. Gags and comedy ideas went racing through my mind. The secret of Mack Sennett’s success was his enthusiasm.

He was a great audience and laughed genuinely at what he thought funny. He stood and giggled until his body began to shake. This encouraged me and I began to explain the character: “You know this fellow is many sided, a tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure. He would have you believe he is a scientist, a musician, a duke, a polo player. However, he is not above picking up cigarette butts or robbing a baby of its candy. And, of course, if the occasion warrants it, he will kick a lady in the rear—but only in extreme anger!” I carried on this way for ten minutes or more, keeping Sennett in continuous chuckles. “All right,” he said, “get on the set and see what you can do there.” As with the Lehrman film, I knew little of what the story was about, other than that Mabel Normand gets involved with her husband and a lover. In all comedy business, an attitude is most important, but it is not always easy to find an attitude.

However, in the hotel lobby I felt I was an imposter posing as one of the guests, but in reality I was a tramp just wanting a little shelter. I entered and stumbled over the foot of a lady. I turned and raised my hat apologetically, then turned and stumbled over a cuspidor, then turned and raised my hat to the cuspidor. Behind the camera they began to laugh. Quite a crowd had gathered there, not only the players of the other companies who left their sets to watch us, but also the stagehands, the carpenters, and the wardrobe department. That indeed was a compliment. And by the time we had finished rehearsing we had quite a large audience laughing. Very soon I saw Ford Sterling peering over the shoulders of others. When it was over, I knew I had made good. At the end of the day, when I went to the dressing room, Ford Sterling and Roscoe Arbuckle were taking off their makeup. Very little was said, but the atmosphere was charged with crosscurrents. Both Ford and Roscoe liked me, but I frankly felt they were undergoing some inner conflict. IMAGE: For What Was I Created?, by William Holbrook Beard, 1886.

Brooklyn Museum, gift of Florence Logan. It was a long scene that ran seventy-five feet. Later Mr. Sennett and Mr. Lehrman debated whether to let it run its full length, as the average comedy scene rarely ran over ten. “If it’s funny,” I said, “does length really matter?” They decided to let the scene run its full seventy-five feet. As the clothes had imbued me with the character, I then and there decided I would keep to this costume whatever happened. That evening I went home on the streetcar with one of the small-bit players. Said he, “Boy, you’ve started something; nobody ever got those kind of laughs on the set before, not even Ford Sterling—and you should have seen his face watching you, it was a study!” “Let’s hope they’ll laugh the same way in the theater,” I said, by way of suppressing my elation. © 1964, Charles Chaplin and Pac Holding S.A. Used with permission of Pac Holding S.A.. Contributor

Question: Who wore a bowler hat, had a mustache, and often carried a cane?
Answer: Charlie Chaplin