CHARLIE CHAPLIN DIES.....
In1977 December 25 Sir Charlies Chaplin, KBE, died today at his home in Switzerland . He was 88. Chaplin's career in the cinema spanned 50 years but his reputation as comic genius will rest most securely on a core of films made between 1916 and 1928, which include the Oscar-winning The circus, The star's Love-hate relationship with Hollywood was resolved in 1973 when, after a 20 - year exile in Europe, He was awarded a special Oscar for lifetime contribution to film and commemorated with a status at the corner of Hollywood and vine, In 1975 He was made KBE in the new year's Honors list.
