Hannah Chaplin brought her to Hollywood where he was now living with Sydney and his other half brother, Wheeler Dryden. There her sons ensured Hannah Chaplin received round-the-clock care in the new home they had found for her in the San Fernando Valley, California. Seven years later she died in hospital in Glendale, California, on 28 August 1928, with Charlie at her side. She is buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Hannah Chaplin's granddaughter, actress Geraldine Chaplin, portrayed her in the 1992 biographical film "Chaplin", directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin. Ms. Chaplin was nominated for a
Charlie Chaplin about this decision and remained so throughout the film's production. When filming began at the end of 1928, Chaplin had been working on the story for almost a year. "City Lights" followed the Tramp's love for a blind flower girl (played by Virginia Cherrill) and his efforts to raise money for her sight-saving operation. It was a challenging production that lasted 21 months, with Chaplin later confessing that he "had worked himself into a neurotic state of wanting perfection". One advantage Chaplin found in sound technology was the opportunity to record a musical score for the film, which he composed