Charlie Chaplin Pickford, and D. W. Griffith to form a new distribution company – United Artists, established in January 1919. The arrangement was revolutionary in the film industry, as it enabled the four partners – all creative artists – to personally fund their pictures and have complete control. Chaplin was eager to start with the new company and offered to buy out his contract with First National. They refused and insisted that he complete the final six films owed. Before the creation of United Artists, Chaplin married for the first time. The 16-year-old actress Mildred Harris had revealed that she was pregnant
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