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23 Sep
1952: Charlie Chaplin comes home

30 Sep
1955: James Dean killed in car smash

15 Dec
1958: Film stars raise cash for Colleano

24 Jan
1961: End of the road for Monroe and Miller

05 Aug
1962: Marilyn Monroe found dead

13 Apr
1964: Poitier breaks new ground with Oscar win

04 Mar
1975: Comic genius Chaplin is knighted

05 Apr
1976: Billionaire Howard Hughes dies

25 Dec
1977: Silent film legend Chaplin dies

27 Dec
1977: Star Wars fever hits Britain

17 May
1978: Charlie Chaplin's stolen body found

14 Sep
1982: Hollywood princess dead

18 Oct
2000: Hurley mocked at premiere

18 Nov
2000: Hollywood meets Wales in 'wedding of year'

22 Dec
2000: Madonna weds her Guy

27 Jul
2003: Comic legend Bob Hope dies

08 Oct
2003: The Terminator takes on California

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