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unit2(unit2)2CharlieChaplinHewasborninapoorpartofthesouthoflondon.Hissockswereclippedfromhismother’sredstockings.Hismotherwasoncediagnosedwithmentaldisorder.DickensmighthavecreatedCharlie?
Chaplin’schildhood.ButonlyCharlie?
ChaplincouldhavecreatedthegreatcomiccharacteroftheTramp,thelittlemanmakeshiscreatorpermanentfameshabbyindress.AsfarasChaplinisconcerned,othercountries,suchasFrance,Italy,Spain,andevenJapan,havegivenhimmoreapplause(andmoreincome)thanhisbirthplace.In1913,ChaplinleftEnglandpermanentlyandstartedoffwithsomeoftheactorsintheUnitedStatesforstagecomedyperformances.There,herecruitedhimtothekingofHollywoodcomedyMikeSennett’swork?
.Unfortunately,manyBritonsinthetwoandtwentiethCentury30sthoughtChaplin’strampwassomewhatvulgar.Themiddleclasscertainlythinksso.Theworkingclassbutaremorelikelytocheerforsucharesistancetothepowerfulrole:
heclappedtoobstructtowickedlittlecane,orbootheelalignmentpowkick.Still,Chaplin’sfunnybeggarlookslessliketheBritish,noteventheworkingclass.Britishtrampsdon’twearbeardsorwearbaggypantsortails:
EuropeanleadersandItalywaiterswearthem.What’smore,thetramplookssoprettyintheeyesofaprettygirlthatisnotconsidereddecentbytheBritishaudience-onlyforeigntalent,isn’tit?
InmostofChaplin’sscreencareer,hewassilentonthescreen,andtherewasnowaytoprovehewasbritish.Infact,whenChaplincouldnolongerresistasoundmovieandhadtofindtherightvoiceforhisTramp,hedidhaveaheadache.Hetriedtopostponethedayasmuchaspossible:
inthemodernageof1936,hesangandsanginthefilmforthefirsttime.Inthefilm,heactsasawaiter,fullofgibberish,anddoesnotsoundlikethelanguageofanycountry.Later,hesaid,hisimaginarytrampwasacollegeeducatedbutdeclininggentleman.Butifhehadaneducatedaccentintheearlyshortcomedyfilms,itwouldbehardtosaywhetherhewouldbefamousaroundtheworld,andtheBritishwouldsurelythinkitwasweird.NooneknewwhetherChaplinwasdoingitonpurpose,butitmadehimagreatsuccess.Hewasamanofextraordinarytalent,andhisdeterminationwassogreatthatitwasrareevenamongHollywoodstars.Hisgreatfamebroughthimfreedomand,moreimportantly,wealth,hewasthusmasterofhimself.Atthebeginningofhiscareer,hefeltanurgetodiscoverandexpandhistalents.WhenhefirstsawhimselfonthescreenasaTramp,hesaid,itcan’tbeme..Isthatpossible?
Look,whatastrangecharacteritis!
Theshockawakenedhisimagination.Chaplindidnotwritehisjokesinadvance.Heisthecomedianwhocreatesartbyactingwhilefeeling.InanimateobjectsespeciallyhelpedChaplindevelophisartistictalents.Heimaginestheseobjectsassomethingelse.Therefore,inthepawnbroker,abrokenalarmclockintoasickpatientundergoingsurgery;inthegoldrush,bootswereboiledinboots,eatenwithsaltandpepper,likefish(thenailsbeingremovedlikefishbones).Thistransformationofthings,andtheskillshehasmadeagainandagain,arethemysteriesofChaplin’sgreatcomedy.Hetoodeeplywantedtobeloved,andafraidofbeingbetrayed.Thetwoaredifficulttocombine,andsometimesthisconflictleadstodisaster,justashedidinhisearlymarriages.Yeteventhisself-knowledge,whichwaspaidforataprice,wasshowninhiscomedies.Thetrampneverlosesfaithintheflowergirlthatshewaswaitingtowalkintothesunsetwithhim;whiletheothersideofChaplinmakeshisMr.Verdu,aFrenchwifekilled,hasbecomeasymbolofhatredforwomen.ItwasareliefthatlifefinallygavehimthestabilityandhappinessthatChaplinhadnotpreviouslyachieved.HefoundtheWerner?
O’neal?
Chaplinisacompanion.Herpoiseandaffectionspannedthe37yearoldgapbetweenthem.Theiragedifferenceistoolarge,sothatwhentheygetmarriedin1942whenthebrideannouncedthedateoftheirwedding,askthebeautiful17yearoldgirlastheygothroughtheformalitiesofofficials:
whereistheyoungman?
Chaplin,54,waswaitingoutsidecautiously.SinceWanaherselfwasbornintoatroubledfamily,shewaswellpreparedforthechallengesChaplinfacedinlife,becausethereweresomanyunfoundedrumoursaboutthem.Later,inhisbigfamilywithsomanytalentedchildren,Chaplinsometimescausedarguments,andshebecamethecenterofpeace.ChaplindiedonChristmasdayin1977.Afewmonthslater,someofthealmostabsurdGhoulstolehisbodyfromhisfamilyvaulttocheatthemoney.Thepolicerecoveredhisbody,itsefficiencythanMike?
Senatorshotstoneinthepolicecomedyandmuchmoreclumsy.Butonecan’thelpfeelingChaplinwouldhaveregardedthisstrangeincidentasafittingmemorialtohis
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