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 he was honoured with a special award by the Venice Film Festival. In 1972, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences offered Chaplin an Honorary Award, which Robinson sees as a sign that America "wanted to make amends". Chaplin was initially hesitant about accepting but decided to return to the US for the first time in 20 years. The visit attracted a large amount of press coverage and, at the Academy Awards gala, he was given a twelve-minute standing ovation, the longest in the Academy's history. Visibly emotional, Chaplin accepted his award for "the incalculable effect he has had