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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
21st April 1952 BOAC begins 1st passenger service with jets (London-Rome route)
21st April 1945 Ivor Nivello's Perchance to Dream, premieres in London
21st April 1930 Born today: Margaret Rose, London England, Princess of York
21st April 1925 Noel Coward's Fallen Angels, premieres in London
21st April 1920 John Galsworthy's Skin Game, premieres in London
21st April 1894 George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man, premieres in London
Charlie Chaplin lived here
The house where Charlie Chaplin lived with his mother.
Location: 39 Methley Street, Kennington
Description: Legendary comedian Charlie Chaplin (16 April 1889 25 December 1977) lived here briefly as a boy, with both his mother Hannah Hill Chaplin and his brother Stanley.
It is said to have been the inspiration for the settings of both his famous films The Kid, plus as the home of the blind girl in City Lights.
His mother left his fatehr in 1893 and in 1896 Hannah's mental state deteriorated and she was committed to an asylum (Charlie and Stanley lived temporarily with their father) and on her release from the asylum Hannan Chaplin rented a room here for her family.
The plaque here was placed by the Dead Comics Society in 1993 (now the British Comedy Society).
Tagged in this Tour: Charlie Chaplin's London Tour
Tagged in this Tour: Charlie Chaplin's London Tour
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