Lotta Birthdays Today,.. but only one counts

[PiedPiper]

Wilbur Wright,.... Ann Romney,... Henry Mancini,... and a bunch of others, too.

But today is also the 114th birthday of Charles Chaplin, the "little tramp" of silent movie fame,.... but he was a lot more than what folks saw on the screen. A couple of years ago, a friend gave me the complete Chaplin DVD library and it was a stunning thing to watch all the way through. "Modern Times" was my favorite, but "The Great Dictator" and "The Gold Rush" were also epic works of art,........ art, not just comedy. Chaplin even composed the music for some of his movies. Did his own stunts. Blended symbolic artistic/musical interludes in with the action. And always captured the essence of human nature. If you haven't seen these films, by all means go check 'em out.

 

[Bugman]

I've been sitting here mulling over a reply, and find myself returning to two words: Unsurpassed genius.

 

[Saeria]

Its a great day for a birthday :3

 

[PhilipRJ_UK]

In honour of the great man's birthday, I offer two words: City Lights

 

[Bugman]

In honour of the great man's birthday, I offer two words: City Lights

Limelight.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limelight_(1952_film)

 

[kwildoctr]

The theme from Modern Times: Smile...

R

 

[PiedPiper]

Incidentally,.. I believe we may confidently assume that Chaplin had a pronounced foot- and tickling fetish. As a shoe store clerk in one film, he tickles the foot of a female customer. The lovely Paulette Goddard is barefoot throughout the entirety of "Modern Times." And I saw an unusual clip of Chaplin as an old man during his time in France,.... energetically tickling the foot of a young French chorus girl.