Charlie Chaplin's Family

comic actor , film director and composer best known for

his work in the United States during the silent film era. He became the most famous film star in the world before the end of World War I. Chaplin used mime, slapstick and other visual comedy routines, and continued well into the era of the talkies, though his films decreased in frequency from the end of the 1920s. His most famous role was that of The Tramp.

mother of comedian and filmmaker Charles Chaplin and his two half-brothers Sydney Chaplin and Wheeler

Dryden.

he really never knew his father. Charles Sr. was a

London Music Hall singer for many years and even traveled to America and performed in New York. Charlie lived with his father for a short of time during his childhood. Charles Sr. died May 9, 1901, at the age of 37 from illnesses stemming from alcoholism.

Halls after marrying Charles Chaplin Sr. in 1885. She had

one son Sydney at the time of the marriage. She appeared under the stage name 'Lily Harley', and for a few short years, the couple made a comfortable living singing at the London Music Halls. It was during this period that Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr. was born on April 16, 1889. But the Chaplin marriage ended after Hannah was caught having an affair that resulted in birth of a son fathered by another Music Hall singer Leo Dryden.

the one person who really knew Chaplin the best. Wheeler

Dryden did not get to know his famous brothers until Charlie was well into his film career. Sydney Chaplin was Charlie's business manager as well as played roles in the films 'Shoulder Arms', 'Pay Day', 'A Dog's Life' and 'The Pilgram'. Sydney and Charlie were very close and visited each other well into their later years. Wheeler had one son name Spencer Dryden which became famous as the drummer for Jefferson Airplane and was with the group throughout the bands best years. Spencer Dryden was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Spencer died from cancer January 10, 2005. Sydney had no children and was married twice. His first wife, Minnie, died, but Sydney remarried a french girl name Gypsy. The couple lived in both America and France, with their last years being in Nice. Both marriages were happy ones for Sydney. Sydney, 80, died on Charlie's birthday on April 16, 1965. Wheeler Dryden died September 30, 1957.

and had 11 children between 1919 and 1962. This is

a list of the marriages, children and brief information of interest.

The couple had one son Norman Spencer Chaplin born July

7th, 1919. The baby died three days later. The couple divorced April 4, 1921.

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.

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. Sydney died March 3, 2009.

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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.

Dictator’

this time the marriage was said to have taken place

in The Orient six years earlier.

1943. They had 8 children.

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.

Geraldine Leigh Chaplin, born August 1, 1944

his sisters in the beginning and played the boy 'Rupert

Macabee' in 'King of New York'.

actress. She has been in a number of films, including

her father's Limelight and A Countess from Hong Kong, and Pasolini´s Canterbury Tales. She had a son Julien Ronet (born 1980) by Maurice Ronet, with whom she lived until his death.

as an extra in her father's last film, A Countess from

Hong Kong (1966). 

and documentary filmmaker. He is the president of the International Comedy

Film Festival of Vevey, Switzerland. 

the musical "Smile", which is a narration of Charlie Chaplin's

life through his music.
As a recording engineer, he worked with The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, and Queen.

information about Annette Chaplin ,only that we know she was

the 7th child of Charlie Chaplin and Oona O’Neill.

film Total Eclipse as the character Charles Cros, as well as in other

roles. He is the youngest son of Charlie Chaplin and Oona O'Neill.

and Josephine

Castilla Chaplin
 Kathleen Chaplin
 Dolores Chaplin
 Carmen Chaplin
 George Chaplin
 Mark Chaplin
Julien Ronet
 Aurélia Thiérrée
 James Thiérrée
 Kiera

Chaplin
 Orson Salkind
 Osceola Salkind