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Charlie Chaplin once proclaimed that he would always remain one thing, that being a clown. Charlie Chaplin has been often sited at the single most influential actor in American movie history. Despite the fact that over his lifetime Charlie Chaplin acquired a spotted reputation, it did not taint his iconic status as a motion picture genius. Charlie Chaplin’s lifetime of work in the film industry has left an indelible mark on modern films. I hope to shed light on Charlie Chaplin with the following questions. What were films like before Charlie Chaplin started his acting career? What did Chaplin first think of American films when he arrived in Hollywood, and how did he change them? Why, and what are some of Chaplin’s most famous films and characters? How did Chaplin’s ideas get him into trouble with the American government? And finally what are Chaplin’s lasting accomplishments and memories? Thomas Edison and William Dickson invented the first motion picture camera in 1902. By 1905 large amounts of people were paying five cents to see the first movies. This five-cent price tag was the origin of nickelodeon theaters that housed audiences in almost every major city. However early movies were in black and white only,