Charlie Chaplin and Talkies by Charles Carlini Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr., whom we know on the silver screen as Charlie Chaplin, was born in Walworth, London in 1889. He grew up in a family of entertainers, and began singing at a young age. His parents had separated when Charlie was three years old, and he moved around quite a bit while living under his mothers care. The Chaplin family was plagued with demons, as his father became a reclusive alcoholic, and his mother had fallen mentally ill and was…
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