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Chaplin, Charlie
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Sidney left home first, working first on a sailing ship, and later on the stage, opening the door for Charlie to follow in his footsteps later. Young Charlie Chaplin felt more alone than ever without the presence of his brother, his closest friend and confidant. However, there was a bright spot as well in Charlie Chaplin's 9th year -- he toured with a stage company, the 8 Lancashire Lads, with a kindhearted couple who led the troupe, and gave Charlie Chaplin his first taste of stage life. He ... met a young Stan Laurel as part of the troupe.
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Spencer Dryden, the drummer for Jefferson Airplane from 1967-1970, was the son of Chaplin's half-brother Wheeler Dryden... making him Charlie Chaplin's nephew. Reportedly he kept this fact from most people, including even his band mates, in order to avoid unwelcome attention.
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Franklin, P. B. "The terpsichorean tramp: unmanly movement in the early films of Charlie Chaplin." In: Dancing desires : choreographing sexualities on and off the stage / edited by Jane C. Desmond. Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, c2001 Main Stack GV1588.6.D395 2001
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In an episode of Class of 3000, one of the main characters, Lil' D, dresses up as Charlie Chaplin (extending his moustache) for a costume party. One of the girls says to him, "Go away, you little tramp!"
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The personal crises Chaplin experienced as an adult reactivated and reinforced his earlier, producing major shifts both in the Charlie persona and in the tone and psychological function of his films. (12)
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There has always been some question to whether Charlie and Paulette were ever really married. The couple reported being married during their Orient trip, but apparently official papers of the marriage have never been seen.
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