Charlie Chaplin was born 124 years ago, on April 16th,
in London, England, the son of two music hall singers.
He made his first screen appearance at age 24, as a top-hatted, cane-twirling swindler in the 1914 Keystone comedy "Making a Living." (A few weeks later, 'the Little Tramp' appeared in theaters for the first time, in "Kid Auto Races at Venice" ; Charlie allegedly borrowed the baggy pants from fellow Keystoner Roscoe Arbuckle . )
Check out the movies (and books) of Charlie Chaplin on our display located near the New Books shelves.
“Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.”
-- Charlie Chaplin
