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CHAMPLIN
April 16, 1889 - December 25, 1977
and actor
A START TO A SUCCESSFUL
CAREER
When he was about twelve, he
When the Fred Karno troupe returned to the United States in the fall of
1912 for a repeat tour, Chaplin was offered a motion picture contract.
His initial salary was $150 a week, but his overnight success on the screen
Company (1915) at a large increase. Sydney Chaplin had then arrived from
England, and took his brothers place with Keystone as their leading
comedian.
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