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Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.

Charlie Chaplin

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Charlie Chaplin
Age: 88 †
Born: 1889
Born: April 16
Died: 1977
Died: December 25
Actor
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Comedian
Composer
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Film Actor
Film Director
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Mime Artist
London
England
Charles Spencer Chaplin
Charles Chaplin
Indifference
Despair
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Indifferent

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