Heidi Kelly
Heidi Kelly, who is four years younger than Chaplin, is a dancer and Chaplin's first girlfriend. When they first met, Chaplin 19 years old and Heidi Kelly was only 15 years old. Kelly was performing in front of Chaplin, and Chaplin fell in love with her at first sight. Before Kelly's performance, Chaplin seized the opportunity and asked her if she would like to meet him at the weekend. She nodded her head in agreement.
Chaplin almost fell madly in love with her and soon proposed to her, but this time he was rejected. Chaplin believes that since they can't get married, two people should not meet again, whether it is threat or determination. Kelly later agreed to marry Chaplin, but Chaplin broke his word. Many years later, Chaplin still deeply misses Kelly.
192 1 year, Chaplin almost collapsed when he learned the news that Kelly had died during the influenza outbreak in 19 18. There is still a little controversy about the story between Chaplin and Kelly, that is, whether they have children, and if so, the children may still be alive.
2. Edna Purves
Edna Purviens was born in 1895, 6 years younger than Chaplin. She started as a stenographer in San Francisco. Later, Chaplin invited her to be the heroine in his film, and she was lucky enough to be Chaplin's first heroine. She had a relationship from 19 16 to 19 17. Puvins not only appeared in many Chaplin films, but also became Chaplin's lover. This relationship may end at 19 18. 19 18 At the end, after Chaplin and Mildred Harris got married, the possibility of restoring their relationship disappeared. But until 1923, Puwensi was the heroine of Chaplin's films, including the business card "Seeking Immortal". Puwen has maintained a good relationship with Chaplin all his life, but it is also reported that Chaplin was a little uncontrollable and jealous after Puwen and her husband gave birth to a child. Many people think that Chaplin's short story "Nothing" is a story about Puvins' fading out of life. Puvins, on the other hand, was employed by Chaplin and paid her salary until her death in 1958. When they talk about each other, their relationship is always very good.
3. Mildred Harris
The woman who gave birth to his first child, Harris191810. On October 23rd, 29-year-old Chaplin married Mildred Harris, the heroine of the child star The Wizard of Oz. Two people can get married, largely because Harris is pregnant with Chaplin's child, because Harris is still underage, and it will be a very serious scandal if they don't get married. In fact, Harris was not pregnant at that time. The marriage was reached after Harris reported that she was pregnant. They had a child who died in infancy. They divorced on 1920. At the time of divorce, Chaplin said that Harris had a lesbian relationship with Ella Nejimwa, who was famous for seducing young actresses, while Harris said that Chaplin was addicted to sex.
4. Paula Nagray
Paula negri 1894 was born in Poland, five years younger than Chaplin. She used to be an excellent dancer and stage actress. Before going to Hollywood, she cooperated with the great director Liu Bieqian in a series of successful comedies in Germany. After coming to America, her name was quickly associated with Chaplin. From 1922 to 1923, rumors about their engagement have been raging. The report on this matter lasted for nine months.
Between 1922 and 23 years, Chaplin had a very open relationship with the actress Paula Nagray. Najib has just arrived in Hollywood from Poland. This off-and-on relationship ended after 9 months. It's a bit like the precedent of modern Hollywood movie star relationship. Compared with his other relationships, Chaplin and Nagray are very special and open.
In fact, Chaplin's engagement with Nigel can be said to be the earliest case in which a star used a scandal to raise his popularity. In Chaplin's acting career, this is also unique, because Chaplin has always kept his feelings and private life strictly confidential (but in most cases the secrecy failed), but this time he was generous enough to be commented. Many biographers found that the extramarital affair between Chaplin and Nigel was actually a public relations action of Chaplin after studying relevant materials.
They broke up with 1928, and Chaplin paid huge alimony for it.
5. Lita Grey
192 1 year, Chaplin met Rita Gray for the first time while filming the story of finding a fairy. Three years later, 35-year-old Chaplin met 16-year-old Lita Grey again when he was preparing to shoot The Gold Rush. After Gray got pregnant, they got married on June 26th. 1924+065438+. They have two sons: Charles Chaplin Jr (1925-1968) and Sidney Earl Chaplin (1926-2009), who later became actors. This marriage is a disaster for both Chaplin and Gray.
By 1928, the two finally divorced, and Chaplin paid $825,000 in alimony, which was a record at that time. In addition, Chaplin also spent $654.38 million on lawyer's fees for divorce. This sensational divorce case, coupled with the large federal tax he may owe, brought great pressure to Chaplin, making his hair gray before he was forty.
The court record of the divorce case was later made public, and the angry public also launched a boycott of Chaplin. Some biographers believe that their stories inspired Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov and helped him write Lolita, which is quite credible. In addition to the experience of the characters in the novel, even the heroine Lolita's name is very similar to Rita Gray's.
6. May Reeves
At first, Chaplin wanted to find a secretary for his trip to Europe. From 193 1 to 1932, the secretary's main job was to handle a large number of personal letters of Chaplin. May Levi's was reading this letter all morning when she was taken to see Chaplin. Chaplin fell in love with her almost immediately.
During this long trip to Europe, Levi's became Chaplin's entourage and lover, although Chaplin's younger brother Sid hated her very much. However, since then, Levi's has also become the lover of West Germany. After learning this news, Chaplin ended his relationship with Levi's, and Levi's also left Chaplin's European tour group. Later, Levi's wrote this story about himself and Chaplin into a book entitled Zero Distance with Charlie Chaplin.
7. paulette goddard
From 1932 to 1940, Chaplin maintained a special relationship with the actress paulette goddard. In life, they are partners, in work, they are partners. For most of these eight years, paulette goddard lived in Chaplin's home in Beverly Hills, Hollywood.
It is because of Chaplin's trust that Goddard became a modern heroine and a great dictator. Because he refused to reveal whether they were married or not, Goddard lost the chance to play Scarlett in Gone with the Wind. Later, the role fell to Vivien Leigh. 1940, when their relationship ended, a statement came out saying that they had been secretly married on 1936.
But to a large extent, it seems to be to avoid the harm that marriage may cause to Goddard's career, because Chaplin privately confirmed that the two were not formally married. From the common law point of view, their de facto marriage ended amicably with 1942, and Chaplin paid her alimony. Throughout the 1940s, Goddard made films in Paramount and cooperated with the famous director Seymour in several films. Goddard, like Chaplin, spent his old age in Switzerland.
8.Jon Barry
Chaplin and Jon Barry became lovers on 1942. At that time, Chaplin chose her to play the leading role in his upcoming film. Later, when Jon Barry's serious psychological problems became more and more obvious, Chaplin couldn't bear it, so they broke up. This relationship is a complete nightmare for Chaplin. But breaking up doesn't mean the end of the nightmare.
1943, after Jon Barry gave birth to a child (Chaplin's entanglement with women was always related to children, indirectly indicating how backward contraceptive methods were at that time), he took Chaplin to court. Although the blood test proved that it was not Chaplin's child, the court did not take the blood test results as valid evidence at that time. Finally, the court ruled that Chaplin had the obligation to raise children.
The following year, California passed a law recognizing that blood tests can be used as evidence. The federal prosecutor dropped the charges against Chaplin accordingly. However, in America, Chaplin's public image has been irretrievably damaged. 1953, Jon Barry was found walking barefoot in the street, holding a pair of children's shoes, still talking to himself: "This is magic", so he was sent to a nursing home.
9. Ona O 'Neill is 36 years younger than Chaplin and accompanied him to the end.
While the legal dispute with Jon Barry was still going on, Chaplin met the daughter of the famous playwright Eugene O 'Neill. 16 On June 6th, Chaplin married ona in his hometown. Chaplin was 54 years old, while Ona was only 18 years old. In this regard, Eugene O 'Neill was extremely annoyed. After they got married, they broke off contact with their daughter and never changed this decision until their death.
Chaplin and ona are completely complementary types, and both can give each other what is missing in life. Ona wants her husband to be like his father. Maybe that's why she married Chaplin at the expense of offending her father. Although she lost one father, she also got another. And Chaplin got her loyalty and supported him in obscurity.
Their marriage is very happy and long-lasting. They have eight children, including five daughters and three sons. Onaway Chaplin lived 14 years, and she died of pancreatic cancer in 199 1 year. The last few years of her life were very unhappy because Chaplin was not with her. She used alcohol to drown her sorrows and suffered from alcoholism.