Chaplin (film) film is structured around flashbacks as the elderly Charlie Chaplin (now living in Switzerland) recollects moments from his life during a conversation with fictional character George Hayden, the editor of his autobiography. Chaplin's recollections begin with his childhood of extreme poverty from which he escapes by immersing himself in the world of the London music halls. After his mother Hannah Chaplin has an attack of nerves on stage during a performance, the four year old Chaplin takes his mother's place on the stage. Hannah retires from performing and is eventually committed to an asylum after developing psychosis. In the years
Charlie Chaplin filmography after nearly two decades to receive another honorary award, this time for his overall achievements in cinema. The following year, Chaplin's score for "Limelight" received the Academy Award for Best Music. Although 20 years old by this time, "Limelight" had not been released in the Los Angeles area until 1972, and had not been eligible for Academy Award consideration before then. Chaplin also received Academy Award nominations in 1940 for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay for "The Great Dictator". In 1942, Chaplin released a new version of "The Gold Rush", taking the original silent 1925 film and composing and