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- Died
- Birth nameCharles Davenport Champlin III
- Charles Champlin is a Harvard graduate who was a writer for Time and Life magazines before going to work for the Los Angeles Times as an entertainment editor in 1965, specializing in the motion picture industry. A few years later he became the paper's chief film critic and served in that capacity until 1980. He has written many articles and books on the film industry, and has hosted several television programs where he interviews actors, directors and others involved in the business.
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- SpouseMargaret Frances Derby(September 11, 1948 - November 16, 2014) (his death, 6 children)
- Film critic and historian.
- Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1992.
- Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1994.
- Member of the jury at the Montréal World Film Festival in 1978.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6751 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on August 3, 2007.
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