During his “Limelight” promotional tour in Europe, Charlie Chaplin (London 1889 - Vevey 1977) learnt that he would be refused re-entry to the United States because of McCarthyism.

He decided to settle in Vevey with his spouse and his children, four of whom were to be born in Switzerland. The family lived at Manoir du Ban in Corsier, a neoclassical mansion built in 1840 and surrounded by a vast 14 ha park with century-old trees.

He rests next to his wife at the cemetery of Corsier. A bronze statue of The Tramp, on the lakeside promenade, reminds passers-by of his presence in Vevey.