Charles Chaplin junior

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Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. (born May 5, 1925 in Beverly Hills , USA , † March 20, 1968 in Hollywood , USA ) was an American actor and the first child of Charles Chaplin and Lita Gray .

Life and family

In addition to his biological brother Sydney Chaplin (1926–2009), he had eight half-siblings from his father's fourth marriage to Oona O'Neill in 1943 : Geraldine Chaplin (* 1944), Michael Chaplin (* 1946), Josephine Hannah Chaplin (* 1949) , Victoria Chaplin (* 1951), Eugene Chaplin (* 1953), Jane Chaplin (* 1957), Anette Chaplin (* 1959) and Christopher Chaplin (* 1962).

In the late 1940s, he had a brief relationship with Norma Jeane Mortensen, who made a career as Marilyn Monroe shortly after the breakup and is now one of the greatest film icons of the 20th century. In 1958 he married the actress Susan Magness (* 1936), their daughter Susan Maree Chaplin was born in May 1959. The marriage ended in divorce in November of the same year.

In 1952, Chaplin made his film debut alongside his father in the limelight . After playing mostly supporting roles in another twelve productions, he withdrew from film in 1960. During his time in the military, he developed a drinking problem.

Charles Chaplin Jr. died on March 20, 1968 at his mother's house, Lita Gray, of a thrombosis that developed as a result of a negligently cared for injury that Charles sustained in a fall.

He published the memories of his father Charles Chaplin in his 1961 book My Father Charlie Chaplin .

Quote

Charles Chaplin Jr. wrote about the resemblance of his father in the role of a tramp to Adolf Hitler:

“In his outfit as a little vagabond with the silly beard, he really did have a certain resemblance to Hitler. And the more he thought about it, the more he found parallels between himself and the German dictator. They were born in the same year, even in the same month - just four days apart - and both had learned about poverty thoroughly during their childhood. But their fates were fundamentally different. One brought suffering to millions, while the other made the whole world laugh. "

Movies

  • 1952 spotlight (Limelight)
  • 1954 Fangs of the Wild
  • 1954 Columbus discovers Krähwinkel
  • 1955 Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV series)
  • 1955 The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
  • 1966 General Electric Summer Originals (TV series)
  • 1956 The Eternal Question
  • 1957 Matinee Theater (TV Series)
  • 1958 At seventeen on the precipice (High School Confidential!)
  • 1959 Night of The Quarter Moon
  • 1959 The Beat Generation
  • 1959 The Big Operator
  • 1959 Blonde Curls - Sharp Claws (Girls Town)
  • 1960 Sex Kittens Go to College

publication

  • My father Charlie Chaplin . Diana Publishing House, Konstanz, 1961

Web links

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Chaplin, Charles Jr.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chaplin, Charles Spencer Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 5, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Beverly Hills , USA
DATE OF DEATH March 20, 1968
Place of death Hollywood , USA