Charlie Chaplin's Marriages and Children
Charlie Chaplin was married four times and had 11 children between 1919 and 1962. This is a list of the marriages, children and brief information of interest.
Chaplin's First Wife: Mildred Harris
They were married October 23, 1918. The couple had one son Norman Spencer Chaplin born July 7th, 1919. The baby died three days later. The couple divorced April 4, 1921.
Chaplin's Second Wife: Lita Grey
They were married November 26, 1924. They had two sons: Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr. - born May 5, 1925, and Sydney Earle Chaplin - born March 30th, 1926. The couple divorced on August 25, 1927.
Charlie's Jr. played in 'Limelight' as one of the clowns with his father. In 1960, he wrote the book about his father titled 'My Father, Charlie Chaplin'. Charlie Jr. died on March 20, 1968.
Sydney played with his father in 'Limelight' in the role as Neville. He still attends Chaplin events held for his father and can be seen in film interviews about Charlie.
Chaplin's Third Wife - Paulette Goddard
Chaplin and Goddard were married on a trip while traveling near Japan and China in 1936, but the legal papers were ever made public during the time of their marriage. They made two films together 'Modern Times and 'The Great Dictator'. Paulette became a beloved step-mother to Charlie Jr. and Sydney. The couple divorced in June of 1942. It was at this time the marriage was said to have taken place in The Orient six years earlier.
Chaplin's Fourth Wife - Oona O'Neill
They were married June 16, 1943. They had 8 children. (Oona 1942)
Chaplin's Children - Charlie and Oona's Family
Geraldine Leigh Chaplin, born August 1, 1944
Geraldine was an actress known for many roles, but first recognized for her work in 'Dr. Zhivago'. She also played her own grandmother in the 1992 Richard Attenborough film of 'Chaplin'. Her first film appearance was in 'Limelight' with brother Michael and sister Josephine at the beginning of the film.
Michael John Chaplin, born March 7, 1946
Appeared in 'Limelight' with his sisters in the beginning and played the boy 'Rupert Macabee' in 'King of New York'.
Josephine Hannah Chaplin, born March 28, 1949
Victoria Chaplin, born May 19, 1951
Eugene Anthony Chaplin, born August 23, 1953
Jane Cecil Chaplin, born May 23, 1957
Annette Emily Chaplin, born December 3, 1959
Christopher James Chaplin, born July 8, 1962
Grandfather of Dolores Chaplin, Carmen Chaplin, Kathleen and George via Michael.
James Thiérrée and Aurélia Thiérrée via Victoria.
Shane Saura Chaplin O'Neill and Oona Castilla Chaplin via Geraldine.
Julien Ronet via Josephine.
Kiera Chaplin via Eugene.
Orson and Osceola Salkind via Jane with producer Ilya Salkind.
Christopher, youngest son of Charlie, has no children of his own.
**Charlie Chaplin also had two older sons named Charles Chaplin, Jr. (1925-1968) and Sydney Earle Chaplin (1926-2009) by Lita Grey.
Sydney Earle Chaplin was married three times to Noelle Adams, Susan Magnes, and Margaret Beebe respectively. He has one son, Stephan, from his first marriage. Stephan is the father to actress Tamara Chaplin, who would be Charlie's only great-grandchild.
Charlie's half-brother Wheeler Dryden was also the father to Jefferson Airplane drummer Spencer Dryden (1938-2005). Spencer had three sons, Jeffrey, Jesse and Jackson. Therefore they are Charlie's grand-nephews.
He was married to Mildred Harris from 1918 to 1920. They had one child: Norman Spencer Chaplin, who was born malformed and only lived to be three days old.
He was married to Lita Grey from 1924 to 1927 and had two children: Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. and Syndey Earle Chaplin.
He was married to Paulette Goddard from 1936 to 1942. The marriage produced no children.
He was married to Oona O'Neill from 1943 to his death in 1977. They had eight children: Geraldine Chaplin, Michael Chaplin, Josephine Chaplin, Victoria Chaplin, Eugene Anthony Chaplin, and Jane Cecil Chaplin.
Charles Goodnight of the Goodnight-Loving Trail fame did not have any biological children... Cleo Hubbard son of Charles and Molly's cook was considered to be Charles and Molly's foster son. Charles and Corrine (his second wife) had no children.
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Charles Chaplin married Oona O'Neill in 1943. He was 54. She was 17.
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Of Charlie Chaplin's eleven (11) children, eight (8) are still living:Geraldine, Michael, Josephine, Victoria, Eugene, Jane, Annette and Christopher.
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