“Edna Purviance was Chaplin's first major leading lady after Mabel Normand. Purviance and Chaplin were involved in a close romantic relationship during the production of his Essanay and Mutual films in 1916–1917. The romance seems to have ended by 1918, and Chaplin's marriage to Mildred Harris in late 1918 ended any possibility of reconciliation. Purviance would continue as leading lady in Chaplin's films until 1923, and would remain on Chaplin's payroll until her death in 1958. She and Chaplin spoke warmly of one another for the rest of their lives”. – Wikipedia
Edna Purviance (1894–1958) the American actress of the silent films who often featured as Charlie Chaplin's leading lady. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1919
“Mildred Harris: On 23 October 1918, Chaplin, age 29, married the popular child actress, Harris, who was 16 at the time. They had one son, Norman Spencer “The Little Mouse” Chaplin, born on 7 July 1919, who died three days later and is interred under the name The Little Mouse at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood California. Chaplin separated from Harris by late 1919, moving back into the Los Angeles Athletic Club. The couple divorced in November 1920, with Harris getting some of their community property and a US$100,000 settlement. Chaplin admitted that he “was not in love, now that [he] was married [he] wanted to be and wanted the marriage to be a success”. During the divorce, Chaplin claimed Harris had an affair with noted actress of the time Alla Nazimova, rumoured to be fond of seducing young actresses”. – Wikipedia
Mildred Harris (1901–1944) the American leading lady and first wife of Charlie Chaplin. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1925
Mildred Harris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1923
Mildred Harris is applying make-up on the beach between production shoots. (Photo by Edward Gooch/Edward Gooch/Getty Images). Circa 1923
“Pola Negri: Chaplin was involved in a very public relationship and engagement with the Polish actress, Negri, in 1922–23, after she arrived in Hollywood to star in films. The stormy on-off engagement was halted after about nine months, but in many ways it foreshadowed the modern stereotypes of Hollywood star relationships. Chaplin's public involvement with Negri was unique in his public life. By comparison he strove to keep his other romances during this period very discreet and private (usually without success). Many biographers have concluded the affair with Negri was largely for publicity purposes”. – Wikipedia
Pola Negri (1897–1987), born in Poland “Appolonis Chalupek”, the Hollywood film star and actress, probably the most exotic of the personalities of the silent days she thrived on femme fatale roles. (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images). 1925
Pola Negri at her home in Hollywood. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1927
Pola Negri. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1925
Pola Negri (centre) is supported by Mr and Mrs S G Ullman at Rudolph Valentino's funeral. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 8th September 1926
Pola Negri. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1930
Pola Negri stars in the film “Good And Naughty”, directed by Malcolm St Clair for Paramount. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1926
Pola Negri stars in the film “East Of Suez”. Studio: Famous Players-Lasky Director: Raoul Walsh (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1925
Pola Negri. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 29th January 1931
Pola Negri. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1931
Pola Negri. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1928
Pola Negri. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1931
Pola Negri. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1927
Pola Negri. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1925
Polish born American actress Pola Negri reclines in a scene from “The Last Tango” at The Colisseum. (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images). 29th January 1931
Pola Negri making a record for HMV with backing musicians. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). March 1931
Pola Negri recording Russian Gypsy songs for HMV her first time in front of a microphone. She went on to become a Hollywood film star. (Photo by Hudson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 13th March 1931
“Marion Davies: In 1924, during the time he was involved with the underage Lita Grey, Chaplin was rumoured to have had a fling with actress Davies, companion of William Randolph Hearst. Davies and Chaplin were both present on Hearst's yacht the weekend preceding the mysterious death of Thomas Harper Ince. Charlie allegedly tried to persuade her to leave Hearst and remain with him, but she refused and stayed by Hearst's side until his death in 1951. Chaplin made a rare cameo appearance in Davies' 1928 film Show People, and by some accounts supposedly continued an affair with her until 1931”. – Wikipedia
American actress Marion Davies (1897–1961), star of the film “The Fair Co-Ed”. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images). Circa 1920
Marion Davies wearing a Howard Greer gown. (Photo by Clarence Sinclair Bull/Margaret Chute/Getty Images). Circa 1932
Marion Davies. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images). 1932
Marion Davies. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images). Circa 1930
Marion Davies the stage name of Marion Douras, the American leading lady who was the protege of the publishing magnate, William Randolph Hearst. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1920
American actress Marion Davies dressed as a bell hop for her role in the film “Her Cardboard Lover”. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images). Circa 1930
Marion Davies. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images). Circa 1920
William Hynes (1900–1973), the American leading man, with Marion Davies (1897–1961). They and King Vidor (1894–1982) the American director and former journalist are relaxing between scenes during the filming of “Show People” for MGM. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1928
American leading man William Haines (1900–1973) stars with Marion Davies and legendary British comedian Charles Chaplin (1889–1977) in the film “Show People”, directed by King Vidor for MGM. Chaplin appeared without make-up as himself for the extra's fee of $7.50. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1928
American actress Marion Davies impersonates her male cousin and foils a villainous plot in the film “Beverly Of Graustark”. Studio: MGM Director: Sidney A Franklin (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images). 1926
King Vidor and Marion Davies play a sociable game of billiards on the “Dulcy” set at MGM. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1926
Marion Davies playing ball in her room while her friend looks on in astonishment in “The Fair Co-Ed” (aka “Varsity Girl”), directed by Sam Wood for MGM. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1927
Hollywood director King Vidor (1894–1982), Jane Winton and actress Marion Davies learning the art of bridge from Milton G York, the international player. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1928
Hollywood director King Vidor (1894–1982) sitting with actress Marion Davies during location filming of their latest collaboration, the MGM film “Show People”. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1928
Marion Davies. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images). 1925
Director Robert Z Leonard (1889–1968) makes a cameo appearance with actress Marion Davies in the MGM satire on the movie industry, “Show People”. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1928
Marion Davies. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images). Circa 1920
A smiling Marion Davies signs a cheque on Sid Grauman's shoulder for tickets to “The Broadway Melody”. (Photo by Clarence Sinclair Bull/Margaret Chute/Getty Images). Circa 1920
Marion Davies with her new car. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1920
US film star Marion Davies wearing a cloche hat and a fur collar. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1928
Marion Davies starring in “Lights Of Old Broadway”, an MGM film. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1925
American silent star Marion Davies with a wistful look in her eye. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images). Circa 1925
“Lita Grey: Chaplin first met Grey during the filming of The Kid. Three years later, at age 35, he became involved with the then 16-year-old Grey during preparations for The Gold Rush in which she was to star as the female lead. They married on 26 November 1924, after she became pregnant (a development that resulted in her being removed from the cast of the film). They had two sons, the actors Charles Chaplin, Jr. (1925–1968) and Sydney Chaplin (1926–2009). The marriage was a disaster, with the couple hopelessly mismatched. The couple divorced on 22 August 1927. Their extraordinarily bitter divorce had Chaplin paying Grey a then-record-breaking US$825,000 settlement, on top of almost one million dollars in legal costs. The stress of the sensational divorce, compounded by a federal tax dispute, allegedly turned his hair white. The Chaplin biographer Joyce Milton asserted in Tramp: The Life of Charlie Chaplin that the Grey-Chaplin marriage was the inspiration for Vladimir Nabokov's 1950s novel Lolita”. – Wikipedia
British comic actor and film director Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) with his wife Mildred Harris (1901–1944) and son Charles Spencer Jnr on board the SS City of Los Angeles. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 1926
Charlie Chaplin (Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin) with his first wife Mildred Harris reading a document. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 1924
American actress Lita Grey, the wife of comic actor Charlie Chaplin, with her mother, her grandfather and her two sons by Chaplin, 16th December 1926. From left to right, Mrs Spicer (Lita's mother) with Charles Chaplin, Jr. (1925–1968), Mr W. E. Curry (Lita's grandfather), and Lita with Sydney Earle Chaplin (1926–2009). (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
“Merna Kennedy: Lita Grey's friend, Kennedy was a dancer who Chaplin hired as the lead actress in The Circus (1928). It is rumoured that the two had an affair during shooting. Grey used the rumoured infidelity in her divorce proceedings”. – Wikipedia
English comic actor and director Charlie Chaplin (Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, 1889–1977) seated on straw bales during the filming of “The Circus” with his leading lady Merna Kennedy (1908–1944). (Photo by Margaret Chute/Getty Images). 1928
Reginald Denny (1891–1967) and Merna Kennedy star in the Universal comedy “Companionate Troubles”, aka “Embarrassing Moments”. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1930
Merna Kennedy the American leading lady, sits with Evelyn Brent (1899–1975) and a boy calling himself Glenn on the set of “DragNet” directed by Josef Von Sternberg for Universal. (Photo by Ray Jones/Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1927
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