Never won an Academy Award in an acting category, only in the capacity of a composer.
Composed about 500 melodies including “Smile” and “This Is My Song”.
Was a good friend of Winston Spencer Churchill.
Had a total of 11 children from four wives.
Was 73 years old when his youngest son, Christopher, was born.
Authored two autobiographical books, “My Autobiography” in 1964 and its companion volume, “My Life in Pictures” in 1974.
His trademark character `The Tramp’ appeared in about 70 movies, shorts and features, during a period of 26 years.
Loved to play tennis, but described golf as “a game I can’t stand”.
His film, The Great Dictator (1940), was banned in Germany.
In 1978 his dead body was stolen from the cemetery where he was buried. The body was recovered after 3 months and then re-buried in a vault surrounded by cement.
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