Film
Chaplin reports to work at Keystone Studios to launch a legendary film career
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Charles Spencer Chaplin Biography and Timeline
Follow Charles Spencer Chaplin through 12 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Charles Spencer Chaplin, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
12Distinct records
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1913–1975Years on this page
1913
1919
United Artists
Helps found United Artists
1920
1st Feature Length Film
Directs his 1st feature length film, "The Kid"
The Kid
Directs his 1st feature length film, "The Kid"
1931
City Lights
Directs, "City Lights", 1st film with sound
1936
Modern Times
Directs, "Modern Times"
1940
The Great Dictator
Directs, "The Great Dictator"
1952
Limelight
Directs, "Limelight"
Trial
The Un-American Activities House Commitee forbids Chaplain entry into the USA
1957
A King in New York
Directs, "A King in New York"
1967
A Countess From Hong Kong
Directs, "A Countess From Hong Kong"
1975
Knighthood
Knighted at Buckingham Palace
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.