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I believe in the power of laughter and tears as an antidote to hatred and terror
Charlie Chaplin
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Charlie Chaplin
Age: 88 †
Born: 1889
Born: April 16
Died: 1977
Died: December 25
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Charles Spencer Chaplin
Charles Chaplin
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I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large.
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