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 AlaskaGold 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 cookedshoe 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