Charlie Chaplin

Chaplin: Good day, young lady. It's nice to meet you. Girl: Who are you? Chaplin: Who am I? My name is Charlie Chaplin. I was the most famous silentmovie actor in the world. Girl: What are silent movies? Chaplin: Silent movies were the first kind of movie. In silent movies, the actors do nottalk.

Girl: No talking? That sounds boring. Chaplin: Absolutely not! Silent movies are exciting and funny. Mn loved them. saw my movies. Everyone loved them. Girl: Really? Chaplin: Do you like to read storybooks?

Well, silent movies are like storybooks. But thcy are much better becausc thcpictures move. That's why they are called movies — because they have moving pictures. Girl: Movies havc moving pictures. Ha-ha! Why did you stop making silent movies? Chaplin: These days, people don't want to see silent movies; everyone wants talkies.

Girl: Talkies? Chaplin: That’s the word people first used for talking movies. Movies where the actors talked were called talkies. Girl: Did you come from Hollywood? Chaplin: No, I was born far away from Hollywood. I came from England.

I was born on April 16, 1889, in London. Like me, my father and mother were both entertainers. Girl: Were they rich and famous? Chaplin: No, we were very poor. But my parents gave me something better than money. They gave me the talent to entertain people.

When I was very young, they taught me how to sing and dance. When I was five years old, I sang and danced in front of many people. Girl: Did they like you? Chaplin: Of course, they did. They loved me and they threw money at me. Girl: That must have been exciting.