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...4) for the [[Rank Organisation]], he later acted in [[Art film|art-house]] films. In a second career, he wrote seven best-selling volumes of memoirs, six no Bogarde came to prominence in films including ''[[The Blue Lamp]]'' in the early 1950s, before starring in the

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...oped the Tramp persona and attracted a large fan base. He directed his own films and continued to hone his craft as he moved to the [[Essanay Studios|Essana ...ve the U.S. and settle in Switzerland. He abandoned the Tramp in his later films, which include ''[[Monsieur Verdoux]]'' (1947), ''[[Limelight (1952 film)|L