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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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