CHARLIE CHAPLIN BIOGRAPHY

Charles Spencer Chaplin was born in East Street, in the district of Walworth (London) on April 16, 1889, according to said information for himself and has no official documentation of his birth, so this is the first mystery in life Chaplin. His parents were music hall artists.It is commonly assumed that he was Jewish, which seems to be true, which mention in an interview in 1940 during the premiere of The Great Dictator, which says: "I'm not Jewish, but would be happy. He was strongly identified with the Jews, who defended, but there is no documented source to say with certainty whether his father was Jewish. On the other hand, is known to his mother, Hannah Smith, stage name Lily Harley, was a gypsy woman Romanichel [1], and probably also his father was. Account Chaplin's son in his biography that his father was extremely proud of his Romany blood.Charlie's family lived mired in terrible poverty urban London in the late nineteenth century. His mother (actress) his career was cut short because it suffered schizophrenia, and his father was an alcoholic singer. Charlie grew up in Kensington, surrounded by many music-hall players.Charlie was in the care of his mother when the couple separated shortly after birth. His father died when Charlie was 12 years, and this (along with his brother Sidney) spent long periods in orphanages. Charlie was left handed, like his daughter Geraldine Chaplin and grandchildren Tanya Chaplin, Chaplin and Dolores Chaplin Suso.