A SMALL BIOGRAPHY OF C.C.  His Dickensian Childhood Charles Spencer Chaplin was born on 16th April 1889 inWalworth, London. His parents, Charles Chaplin, Sr and Hannah Hill were music hall entertainers but seperated shortly after Charles was born, leaving Hannah to provide for her children. He lived a Dickensian childhood, shared with his elder brother, Sydney, that included extreme poverty, workhouses and seeing his mother’s mental decline put her into an institution. In 1896 when …showed first 75 words of 5900 total…

…showed last 75 words of 5900 total…director Academy Awards in 1929  NYFCC (New York Film Critics Circle) Award for the Great Dictator, in 1940. C. Chaplin refused to accept the award.  The Great Dictator was nominated for the best actor, the best picture and the best writing Academy Awards in 1941.  Monsieur Verdoux was nominated for the best writing, original screenplay Academy Award in 1948  Bodil Award for Monsieur Verdeux in 1949  Bodil Honorary Award in 1959  Academy Honorary Award in 1972  Academy Oscar Award for Limelight in 1973