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Public records list Hannah Chaplin as a singer, dancer and songwriter. Hannah Chaplin was born on August 6, 1865 in London, United Kingdom. Death is recorded on August 28, 1928, at the age of 63.
My Take
Hannah Chaplin is a figure I think about more as a story than a star. A music hall performer from the age of sixteen, billed as Lily Harley, whose own career on the London stage faded into hardship and illness. Yet her shadow is enormous, because she raised Charlie Chaplin and Sydney, and you can feel her influence in Charlie's gift for pantomime and tenderness. I find it moving that someone whose name most people do not know shaped one of cinema's defining sensibilities. Born in 1865, gone by 1928, she lived a hard life that quietly seeded something immortal.
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- Name (English)
- Hannah Chaplin
- Name (Japanese)
- ハンナ・チャップリン
- Reading
- はんな・ちゃっぷりん
- Born
- August 6, 1865 – August 28, 1928
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- actor / singer / dancer / songwriter / stage actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Ox
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Frequently asked questions
When was Hannah Chaplin born?
Born August 6, 1865.
When did Hannah Chaplin die?
Died August 28, 1928, aged 63.
Where was Hannah Chaplin from?
Hannah Chaplin was from London, United Kingdom.
What did Hannah Chaplin do?
Hannah Chaplin worked as actor, singer, dancer, songwriter, stage actor.
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