• imitation of Chaplin under the name "Charlie Aplin." The case attracted widespread publicity, with front-page newspaper coverage. When Chaplin testified...
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    famous Charlie Chaplin right of publicity case, Chaplin v. Amador, in which Chaplin sought relief against an imitator calling himself "Charlie Aplin."...
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    the public. The case was an important milestone in U.S. courts' ultimate recognition of a common-law right of publicity. Chaplin, Charlie (1922). My Wonderful...
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    Roscoe Arbuckle (category False allegations of sex crimes)
    mentored Charlie Chaplin, Monty Banks and Bob Hope, and brought vaudeville star Buster Keaton into the movie business. Arbuckle was one of the most popular...
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    Cary Grant (category Naturalized citizens of the United States)
    occasionally took him to the cinema, where he enjoyed the performances of Charlie Chaplin, Chester Conklin, Fatty Arbuckle, Ford Sterling, Mack Swain, and Broncho...
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    Lost film (category History of film)
    systematic destruction of all films in which he had a starring role. The Charlie Chaplin-produced A Woman of the Sea was destroyed by Chaplin himself as a tax...
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    passed in front of his torso. This limitation encouraged animators to base their poses on silhouette, much in the manner of Charlie Chaplin films. Minnie...
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    became aware of the meeting and conducted a raid. Over 65 high-ranking mobsters were arrested, and the Mafia was subjected to publicity and numerous grand...
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    Buster Keaton (category United States Army personnel of World War I)
    in Charlie Chaplin's Limelight (released in 1952), recalling the vaudeville of The Playhouse. With the exception of Seeing Stars, a minor publicity film...
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    Sunset Boulevard. One of the actors in the play was Sydney Chaplin, the son of actors Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey. Charlie Chaplin, Alan Mowbray, and Dame...
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