History of Early Cinema
Leisure and
Entertainment of 100 years ago
When we refer to The 20th
Century, this means the years from 1900 all the way to 1999. So from 2000, up to and beyond the year
2020, we are now in the 21st century.
Here is some information about the life of Charlie Chaplin:
Here is one of many Charlie
Chaplin films to choose from. You may
enjoy finding some more of your own.
This one is called ‘The
Lion’s Cage’:
I hope you have enjoyed
learning about Charlie Chaplin. In our
focus on life and entertainment of 100 years ago, he is an important
figure. Why do you think that is?
Once you have read about Charlie
Chaplin, try and place some of the most important events into chronological
order on a timeline.
Use
landscape view on a separate page to fit the events in:
Born 1889 Died 1977
Now, please reflect on all that you have read about this individual and try to answer this question in a short paragraph:
Why was
Charlie Chaplin so important to the history of this period in time?
