Interviewer | Where were you born? | |
Chaplin | I was born in London. | |
Interviewer | When ...? When were you born? | |
Chaplin | In 1889. | |
Interviewer | Where ...? Where did your parents work? | |
Chaplin | They worked in the theatre. My mother was a singer, and my father was a comedian. | |
Interviewer | When ...? When did your father die? | |
Chaplin | He died in 1901, when I was twelve years old. | |
Interviewer | Where ...? Where did you live when your father died? | |
Chaplin | I lived in a children’s home. | |
Interviewer | When ...? When did you first appear on stage? | |
Chaplin | I first appeared on stage when I was five. | |
Interviewer | When ...? When did you move to Hollywood? | |
Chaplin | I moved to Hollywood in 1913. | |
Interviewer | In how many films ... in 1914? In how many films did you act in 1914? | |
Chaplin | That year I acted in 35 films. | |
Interviewer | When ...? When did you marry Oona? | |
Chaplin | I married Oona in 1943. | |
Interviewer | How many ...? How many children did you have? | |
Chaplin | We had eight children. | |
Interviewer | Why ...? Why did you move to Switzerland? | |
Chaplin | We moved to Switzerland because we didn’t like America any more. | |
Interviewer | How long ...? How long did you live in the USA? | |
Chaplin | I lived in the USA for almost forty years. | |
Interviewer | When ...? When did you receive your honorary Oscar? | |
Chaplin | I received my honorary Oscar in 1972. |