Statue of Charlie Chaplin, London

The statue in its current location in 2014

The statue of Charlie Chaplin is an outdoor bronze sculpture depicting the actor, comedian, and filmmaker, Charlie Chaplin, located in Leicester Place, London, England. The sculptor was John Doubleday and the statue was unveiled, in its original location in Leicester Square, by actor Sir Ralph Richardson in April 1981.[1][2]

An inscription on the plinth read:[1]

The comic genius who gave pleasure to so many.

The statue, along with other outdoor sculpture, was removed from the square during a £15.3 million renovation in 2012.[3] Its fate seemed uncertain,[4] but it was eventually returned to a new location in the area in late 2013.[5][6]

The statue in its original location in the 1980s 

References

  1. 1 2 "Statue: Charlie Chaplin". London Remembers. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  2. ↑ David Piper (2000). The Companion Guide to London. Companion Guides. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-900639-36-1.
  3. ↑ Howie, Michael (2012-06-01). "Leicester Square or bust... historians demand the return of famous Britons". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  4. ↑ Time Out Guides Ltd (8 February 2013). Time Out London 21st edition. Ebury Publishing. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-4070-1239-1.
  5. ↑ "Statue of Charlie Chaplin returns to Leicester Square". Spotlight (Casting Services Company). 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  6. ↑ "Charlie Chaplin in Leicester Square London". Edna Purviance. Linda Wada. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-22.

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