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Toraichi Kono (高野虎市, Kōno Toraichi, 1888—1971) was the valet and secretary of Charlie Chaplin.
He appeared in three of Chaplin's films as the valet to Chaplin's characters, and he worked as a representative for United Artists. He was arrested by the FBI on suspicion of espionage in the lead-up to World War II, and he was held in an internment camp, before being released in 1949 and returning to Japan in the 1950s. Kono has been the subject of increasing historical interest, both for the insights that his papers have provided into Chaplin's complicated relationship with Japan, and because he was one of the few Asian residents of the United States to be active in the nascent American film industry.
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GenderMale
Birthday1885-03-03
Deathday1971-01-01 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceHiroshima, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
ResidencesLos Angeles · Sacramento, United States of America, Hiroshima, Japan
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