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Encyclopedia > Lita Grey

Lita Grey (April 15, 1908December 29, 1995) was an American actress and the second wife of Charles Chaplin. She was born in Hollywood, California in 1908, to a Mexican-born mother and a father of Irish heritage and christened Lillita Louise MacMurray. April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Jamaican musician named Charlie Chaplin, see Charlie Chaplin (singer). ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue...


Personal life

Grey married 4 times. In 1924 when she was 16 years old, she became pregnant by Charles Chaplin, who was then 35. Some believe her to be among the inspirations for the title character in Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita. 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Набо́ков, pronounced ) (April 22, 1899 [O.S. April 10], Saint Petersburg – July 2, 1977, Montreux) was a Russian-American author. ... Lolita (1955) is a novel by Vladimir Nabokov. ...


They married and had two children, Charles Chaplin, Jr. (1925-1968) and Sydney Earle Chaplin (b. 1926). Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. ... Sydney Earle Chaplin was born on March 31, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. ...


They divorced on August 22, 1927 due to his numerous affairs with other women, and he was ordered to pay over $600,000 (USD) and $100,000 (USD) in trust for each child. It was the largest divorce settlement up to that time. The divorce was one of the sensational media events of the time. Copies of her lengthy divorce complaint which made then-scandalous sexual claims against Chaplin were published and publicly sold. August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...


She later married Henry Aguirre, then Arthur Day, then Pat Long.


In the 1970's and 1980's, she worked as a clerk at Robinson's Department Store in Beverley Hills.


She died in Los Angeles, California in 1995 of cancer, aged 87. She is interred in the Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood. Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type mayor-council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D)  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  465. ... Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 10621 Victory Boulevard in North Hollywood, California. ... North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles, California. ...


She was portrayed by Deborah Moore in Chaplin. Deborah Moore(b. ... Movie Poster Chaplin is a 1992 semi-biographical film about the life of Charles Chaplin. ...


Filmography

  • Unknown Chaplin (1983) (TV)
  • The Devil's Sleep (1949)
  • Seasoned Greetings (1933)
  • Mr. Broadway (1933)
  • The Gold Rush (1925)
  • The Idle Class (1921)
  • The Kid (1921)

External links

  • IMDB: Lita Grey
  • Silent Ladies & Gents has some nice images from her career

  Results from FactBites:
 
Lita Grey Chaplin - Biography - Moviefone (380 words)
Although Lita Grey Chaplin's career only consisted of a very small handful of films, she became a celebrity because of her marriage -- and bitter divorce -- from Charlie Chaplin.
Lita and her two boys wound up receiving a sizable settlement from Chaplin, but she squandered most of the money.
Lita died in 1995, having outlived her ex-husband Chaplin, and all his other wives.
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