Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. (1889 - 1977)

Born 16 Apr 1889 in Walworth, London, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Lillita Louise (McMurray) Chaplin — married 26 Nov 1924 (to 25 Aug 1928) in Mexico

Husband of Oona Ella (O'Neill) Chaplin — married 16 Jun 1943 in Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, California, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Dec 1977 at age 88 in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland

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Biography

Charlie Chaplin Jr. is Notable.

Better known as actor Charlie Chaplin, Charles Spencer Chaplin was born in London, England, on April 16th 1889. Charles was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered one of the film industry's most important figures. He was awarded an honorary Oscar during the 1929 Academy Awards for his significant contributions to the film industry.^[1]

His father was a versatile vocalist and actor; and his mother, known under the stage name of Lily Harley, was an attractive actress and singer, who gained a reputation for her work in the light opera field

Chaplin founded United Artists Corporation in 1919 with Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and director D.W. Griffith.

Sources

1. ↑ Charlie Chaplin Official Website

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVF-LKV : 24 August 2019), Charles Spencer Chaplin, 1917-1918.
• "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLHN-R47 : 8 December 2017), C Spencer Chaplin and Mildred L Harris, 23 Oct 1918; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,033,284.
• "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8DZ-4B6 : 8 December 2017), C Spencer Chaplin and Mildred L Harris, 23 Oct 1918; citing , California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,204.
• "California Marriages, 1850-1945", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:41ZT-GMW2 : 24 March 2020), C. Spencer Chaplin, 1918.
• "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGL7-RHMT : 27 September 2019), Charles Spencer Chaplin in entry for Charles Spencer Chaplin, 07 Jul 1919; citing Birth, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento.
• "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGDP-6JHX : 26 September 2019), Charles Chaplin in entry for Norman Spencer Chaplin, 1919.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQJ-CYT : accessed 23 May 2020), Charles E Chaplin, Los Angeles Assembly District 63, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing ED 177, sheet 13A, line 15, family 299, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 107; FHL microfilm 1,820,107.
• "México, Sonora, Registro Civil, 1861-1995", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGSS-W4R2 : 13 March 2018), Charles L Chaplin and Lillita Louise Mc Murray, 1924.
• "México, Sonora, Registro Civil, 1861-1995", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGSS-CVFW : 13 March 2018), Charles Chaplin and Lillita Louise McMurray, 1924.
• "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLW-S24D : 27 September 2019), Charles Spencer Chaplin in entry for Charles Spencer Chaplin, 05 May 1925; citing Birth, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento.
• "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGL4-D4Y1 : 27 September 2019), Charles Spencer Chaplin in entry for Charles Spencer Chaplin, 28 Jun 1925; citing Birth, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento.
• "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGL7-1QMT : 27 September 2019), Charles Spencer Chaplin in entry for Sidney Earl Chaplin, 30 Mar 1926; citing Birth, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCFJ-V3B : accessed 23 May 2020), Charles S Chaplin, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 819, sheet 13B, line 71, family 205, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 124; FHL microfilm 2,339,859.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K97C-FVX : 27 July 2019), Charles Chaplin, Tract 381, Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-36, sheet 3A, line 21, family 40, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 220.
• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4DC-C78 : 8 May 2020), Charles Spencer Chaplin, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HGWY-B1T2 : 4 February 2020), Charles S Chaplin Sr in entry for Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr, 1968.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 23 September 2021), memorial page for Charlie Chaplin (16 Apr 1889–25 Dec 1977), Find A Grave: Memorial #1886, citing Cimetière de Corsier-sur-Vevey, Corsier-sur-Vevey, District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut, Vaud, Switzerland ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XG7-J7LN : Sat Jul 15 04:38:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry Ruegg and Edith McKenzie, 19 April 1950.

See Also:

• Charlie Chaplin Official Facebook page.
• Wikipedia:Charlie_Chaplin
• Charlie Chaplin Original name: Charles Spencer Chaplin on Find A Grave: Memorial #1886 Retrieved 29 sep 2016.
• This WikiTree profile is referenced from Wikidata: Item Q882, en:Wikipedia
• Allmovie,com Charlie Chaplin
• https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/charlie-chaplin-born
• Beth Britten's biography of her brother Benjamin Britten the composer, entitled 'My Brother Benjamin', published by The Kensal Press in 1986 (ISBN 0-946041-40-7), includes extensive family trees. Hundreds of friends, professional connections and people in the 'music world' are also mentioned in the text.'My Brother Benjamin' by his sister Beth Britten