Sir Charles
Spencer Chaplin (1889–1977), an
English filmmaker and actor of the early twentieth century; Chaplin did most of his
work in the United
States. In his silent film comedies, he created the beloved
character, the Little
Tramp, who wore a shabby black suit, derby
hat and
floppy shoes, and walked with a cane. In his most famous film, "The
Gold Rush," made in 1925, Chaplin plays a prospector in the
Alaska Gold Rush of 1898 who suffers from hardship and the greed of his fellow prospectors. There is a famous
scene where Chaplin eats the sole of a
cooked shoe as his
Thanksgiving dinner. He enjoys the laces as though they were spaghetti and sucks the
nails as though they were bones.
—PDC Volume 7 Approved Glossary