Charlie Chaplin took part in his own look a like contest in Monte Carlo and only won the 3rd position... There is an documentation about this topic. Does anybode know where I can get this?
Well, the most common accounts of this state that no record was taken/survives - and therefore nobody knows for certain charlie's place in the contest altho;ugh it's known that he did rank pretty poorly.
So I guess those of us who don't win this contest can soothe our pain by saying that we must REALLY look like him, huh?! Hahaha. I had heard this story too, but did not think to look on Snopes. Good site, Andy!
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andy36
Well, the most common accounts of this state that no record was taken/survives - and therefore nobody knows for certain charlie's place in the contest altho;ugh it's known that he did rank pretty poorly.
andy36
Just to say i was looking also some kind of document of this a few months ago, and found nothing - but i'll see if i can find anything :)
andy36
you may have seen this web page already, but it gives a different account of events than the ones i have previously read.
andy36
http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/chaplin2.asp
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So I guess those of us who don't win this contest can soothe our pain by saying that we must REALLY look like him, huh?! Hahaha. I had heard this story too, but did not think to look on Snopes. Good site, Andy!