Happy Birthday Charlie Chaplin, First King of Comedy

Best known for his role in Modern Times as the Tramp, during Hollywood's early years, today, April 16, is birthday.

According to Bio.com, he is also the "co-founder of United Artists, was a comedic actor whose ability made him a world wide star before the end of the first world war and a major influence in the silent film era. His character of the Tramp, a refined vagrant, was identified so closely with the silent film era that Chaplin refused to make a "talkie" with him, retiring the character in the film Modern Times."

Read more about Chaplin at bio.com or go to in Laguna Niguel and grab a film of his.