(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego, 2019) Moskwa, Maja
The article presents one of the most influential people in history of cinema Charles Chaplin. Born and raised in extreme poverty of London alleys, after years of hard work, he became the most popular and the richest person of the artistic world at the beginning of the 20th century. Chaplin was the man of genius, who created the character of a Little Fellow recognized all over the world until today. His attributes a short moustache, an old bowler hat, a bamboo stick, a tight jacket, loose pants and too big shoes together with not very smart, but cunning and kind childlike personality provided him an international success. Chaplin himself was very talented, apart from his acting abilities, he was a great director, screenwriter, producer and composer. His career originated in British music halls and after a long time of self development evolved to make Charlie the icon of the cinema. The article describes subsequent stages of that process.
