Charles Chaplin

(1889-1977)

English comic actor and filmmaker

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Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin KBE (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, The Tramp, and is considered one of the most important figures in the history of the film industry. His career spanned more than 75 years, from childhood in the Victorian era until a year before his death in 1977, and encompassed both adulation and controversy.

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Born	Charles Spencer Chaplin 16 April 1889 London, England, UK
Died	25 December 1977 (aged 88) Vevey, Switzerland
Zodiac	Aries
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Mildred Harris 1901-1944 Actress · m. 1918; div. 1921 info edit

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Lita Grey 1908-1995 American actress · m. 1924; div. 1927 info edit

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Norman Spencer info 1st child with Mildred Harris Male b. 7 Jul 1919 Age: 105 1919- Celebrity Baby

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Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. info 2nd child with Lita Grey Male b. 5 May 1925 d. 20 Mar 1968 Age: 42 (at death) 1925-1968 American actor

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Sydney info 3rd child with Lita Grey Male b. 30 Mar 1926 Age: 99 1926- Celebrity Baby

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Geraldine Leigh info 4th child with Oona Chaplin Female b. 1 Aug 1944 Age: 80 1944- Celebrity Baby

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Michael John Chaplin info 5th child with Oona Chaplin Male b. 7 Mar 1946 Age: 79 1946- American actor

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Josephine Hannah Chaplin info 6th child with Oona Chaplin Female b. 28 Mar 1949 d. 13 Jul 2023 Age: 74 (at death) 1949-2023 American actress

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Victoria Chaplin info 7th child with Oona Chaplin Female b. 19 May 1951 Age: 74 1951- british entertainer

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Eugene Anthony Chaplin info 8th child with Oona Chaplin Male b. 23 Aug 1953 Age: 71 1953- Swiss recording engineer

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Jane Cecil info 9th child with Oona Chaplin Female b. 23 May 1957 Age: 68 1957- Celebrity Baby

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Annette Emily info 10th child with Oona Chaplin Female b. 3 Dec 1959 Age: 65 1959- Celebrity Baby

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Christopher info 11th child with Oona Chaplin Male b. 8 Jul 1962 Age: 62 1962- Celebrity Baby

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Parents

Charles Chaplin, Sr. · Father · 1863-1901 · English music hall entertainer edit info

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Hannah Chaplin · Mother · 1865-1928 · English stage and musical actress edit info

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Patricio Castilla · Son In Law edit info

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Syd Chaplin · Half Brother · 1885-1965 · English actor edit info

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Eugene O'Neill · Father In Law · 1888-1953 · American playwright edit info

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Wheeler Dryden · Half Brother · 1892-1957 · English-born American actor edit info

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Spencer Dryden · Nephew · 1938-2005 · American musician edit info

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Aurélia Thiérrée · Granddaughter · 1971- edit info

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Carmen Chaplin · Granddaughter · 1972- · English actress edit info

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James Thierrée · Grandson · 1974- · French actor edit info

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Dolores Chaplin · Granddaughter · 1976- · British, Actress edit info

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Kiera Chaplin · Granddaughter · 1982- · British actress and model edit info

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Oona Chaplin · Granddaughter · 1986- · Spanish actress edit info

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Henry Ford · Friend · 1863-1947 · founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of modern assembly lines used in mass production edit info

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Marie Dressler · Friend · 1868-1934 · Actress edit info

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Ben Turpin · Friend · 1869-1940 · American actor edit info

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D.W. Griffith · Associate · 1875-1948 · American filmmaker edit info

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Sid Grauman · Friend · 1879-1950 · American showman and entrepreneur edit info

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George Bancroft · Friend · 1882-1956 · American actor edit info

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Lon Chaney · Friend · 1883-1930 · American actor edit info

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Douglas Fairbanks · Friend · 1883-1939 · American actor and filmmaker edit info

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Max Linder · Friend · 1883-1925 · French, Actor edit info

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Erich von Stroheim · Friend · 1885-1957 · Austrian-American actor and director edit info

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Alfred Cleveland Blumenthal · Friend · 1885-1957 · American, Business edit info

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Raoul Walsh · Friend · 1887-1980 · Film director edit info

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Victor Fleming · Friend · 1889-1949 · Film director edit info

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Lloyd Bacon · Friend · 1889-1955 · Actor, director edit info

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Paul Whiteman · Friend · 1890-1967 · American radio personality edit info

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Stan Laurel · Friend · 1890-1965 · English actor edit info

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Miriam Cooper · Friend · 1891-1976 · Actor edit info

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Mary Pickford · Friend · 1892-1979 · Canadian actress and producer edit info

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Ernst Lubitsch · Friend · 1892-1947 · German-American film director edit info

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Bill Tilden · Friend · 1893-1953 · American tennis player edit info

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A. Edward Sutherland · Friend · 1895-1973 · American actor edit info

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Rudolph Valentino · Friend · 1895-1926 · Italian actor edit info

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Richard Barthelmess · Friend · 1895-1963 · Actor edit info

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Buster Keaton · Friend · 1895-1966 · American, Actor edit info

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John Decker · Friend · 1895-1947 · American cartoonist edit info

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Manuel Alonso · Friend · 1895-1984 · Spanish tennis player edit info

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F. Scott Fitzgerald · Friend · 1896-1940 · American writer edit info

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Joe Benjamin (boxer) · Friend · 1898-1983 · American boxer edit info

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George Gershwin · Friend · 1898-1937 · American composer edit info

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Gloria Swanson · Friend · 1899-1983 · American actress edit info

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Marjorie Daw · Friend · 1902-1979 · Actress edit info

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John Steinbeck · Friend · 1902-1968 · American writer edit info

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Jack Oakie · Friend · 1903-1978 · American actor edit info

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Clifford Odets · Friend · 1906-1963 · American writer and actor edit info

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Alexander S. Wiener · Friend · 1907-1976 · American geneticist edit info

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Burgess Meredith · Friend · 1907-1997 · American film and television actor edit info

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Milton Berle · Friend · 1908-2002 · American comedian and actor edit info

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James Mason · Friend · 1909-1984 · English actor edit info

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Errol Flynn · Friend · 1909-1959 · Australian actor edit info

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Luise Rainer · Friend · 1910-2014 · German actress edit info

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Huntington Hartford · Friend · 1911-2008 · American businessman edit info

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Jackie Coogan · Friend · 1914-1984 · American actor edit info

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Norman Lloyd · Friend · 1914-2021 · American actor, producer and director edit info

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Andre Eglevsky · Friend · 1917-1977 · American dancer edit info

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Mickey Rooney · Friend · 1920-2014 · American, Actor edit info

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Dawn Addams · Friend · 1930-1985 · English actress edit info

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Charles Foster · Friend · 1953-2019 · American hurdler edit info

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Dolores Del Río 1904-1983 Mexican actress info edit view couple »

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Josephine Dunn 1906-1983 American actor info edit view couple »

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Lila Lee 1901-1973 American, Actress info edit view couple »

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Tallulah Bankhead 1902-1968 American, Actress info edit view couple »

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May Reeves - info edit view couple »

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Sigrid Holmquist 1899-1970 Swedish actor info edit view couple »

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Dagmar Godowsky 1897-1975 American actor info edit view couple »

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Rebecca West - info edit view couple »

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Peggy Pearce 1894-1975 Actor info edit view couple »

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Joan Barry 1920-2007 American, Actress info edit view couple »

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Hetty Kelly 1893-1918 Irish dancer and performer info edit view couple »

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Mabel Normand 1892-1930 Silent film actress info edit view couple »

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Edna Purviance 1895-1958 Actress info edit view couple »

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Barbara La Marr 1896-1926 American actress info edit view couple »

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Claire Windsor 1892-1972 American actress info edit view couple »

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May Collins 1906-1955 American, Actress info edit view couple »

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Peggy Hopkins Joyce 1893-1957 American actor info edit view couple »

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Pola Negri 1897-1987 Polish, Actress info edit view couple »

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Charles Chaplin dating history

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Oona Chaplin

Wife of Sir Charles Chaplin

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Married · 16 Jun 1943

Sep 1942 - 25 Dec 1977

Partner Died · 8 children · 6 photos

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Hedy Lamarr

Austrian, Actress

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1941

Separated · 2 photos

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Carole Landis

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1938 - 1942

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Jinx Falkenburg

American actress and model

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1938

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Paulette Goddard

American actress

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Married · 1 Jun 1936

Jan 1934 - Jun 1942

Divorced · 55 photos

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Sari Maritza

British actor

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Feb 1931 - Aug 1933

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Virginia Bradford

American actor

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1929 - 1930

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Lupe Velez

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1928

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Merna Kennedy

Actress

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1927

Separated · 3 photos

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Marion Davies

American, Actress

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1926 - 1931

Separated · 3 photos

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Children

Norman Spencer info

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with Mildred Harris

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b. 7 Jul 1919

Age: 105
Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. info

2nd child

with Lita Grey

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b. 5 May 1925

d. 20 Mar 1968

Age: 42 (at death)
Sydney info

3rd child

with Lita Grey

Male

b. 30 Mar 1926

Age: 99
Geraldine Leigh info

4th child

with Oona Chaplin

Female

b. 1 Aug 1944

Age: 80
Michael John Chaplin info

5th child

with Oona Chaplin

Male

b. 7 Mar 1946

Age: 79
Josephine Hannah Chaplin info

6th child

with Oona Chaplin

Female

b. 28 Mar 1949

d. 13 Jul 2023

Age: 74 (at death)
Victoria Chaplin info

7th child

with Oona Chaplin

Female

b. 19 May 1951

Age: 74
Eugene Anthony Chaplin info

8th child

with Oona Chaplin

Male

b. 23 Aug 1953

Age: 71
Jane Cecil info

9th child

with Oona Chaplin

Female

b. 23 May 1957

Age: 68
Annette Emily info

10th child

with Oona Chaplin

Female

b. 3 Dec 1959

Age: 65
Christopher info

11th child

with Oona Chaplin

Male

b. 8 Jul 1962

Age: 62

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