Four marriages, entangled in lawsuits, mother living in an insane asylum (part 2) 1914, 25 years old, Essana Film Company 1915, Mutual Aid Film Company is lover and good friend million annual salary 1918, 29 years old, first marriage 1919, United American Film Company 1924, 35 years old, second marriage. The impact of the sound film in 1932, the third marriage, feeling sorry for each other helplessly parted ways. In 1942, he was sued again in 1943, and his fourth marriage was finally able to accompany him to leave the United States in 1952 and return to his hometown in honor

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Yesterday about Chaplin's poor life before the age of 25, starving and selling art, his brother going to sea, his mother going crazy, but gold always shines, his outstanding acting talent was finally discovered, and he signed a contract with Keyton Film Studios when touring in the United States, opening the door to a new world in Hollywood.

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > 1914, 25 years old, Essenai Film Company</h1>

The old club was reluctant to pay a thousand dollars a week to renew the contract, and there was no invitation from other studios.

At a time when Chaplin was at a loss, Esenai Film Company extended an olive branch.

With a $1,250 weekly salary plus a $10,000 bonus, he began making feature films for Espanay.

In 1913

The company established a private studio for him, in addition to self-written and self-directed, the cast was also left to him to choose, chaplin got more room to play.

With each film, his fame rises to a higher level, and it's even hotter in New York, with toys made from his screen in store windows and popular cabaret girls imitating his moustache performance.

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > 1915, Mutual Aid Film Company</h1>

Before the contract expired, there were many film companies vying to invite Chaplin.

After a lot of comparison, a new York-based mutual film company with an annual salary of $670,000 was selected, and the news was released at The Times Tower on the day of the signing.

It is worth mentioning that Chaplin traveled from Los Angeles to New York, and his whereabouts were reported all the way, "He came to the city!" The mayor of the city and the residents lined up to greet them, and the reporters heard the wind and blocked it, to the point of using police protection.

In 1918, Chaplin and his friend Van Punk

According to Chaplin himself, this was his happiest period of time, and while gaining fame and fortune, he also met a special friend.

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > is a lover and a good friend</h1>

Edna Pervias, from 1915 to 1922, served as the heroine of chaplin's more than 20 films, including "The Wanderer", "The Life of a Dog", "Finding a Child", and "A Woman in Paris".

After filming "The Life of a Dog", they fell in love.

Edna Pervias

But Edna is keenly aware that the two are not suitable, Chaplin is too much attention, and it is not conducive to the development of the relationship in front of everyone.

After the conversation, they got along as good friends, and chaplin paid Edna until her death.

<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > million annual salary</h1>

The day before his contract expired, he received an invitation from First Nations Pictures to pay eight feature films for $1.2 million.

At a young age, he joined the ranks of millionaires and was hyped up by the media.

But he did not indulge in fame and fortune, but focused all on the movie, "From the Military", "Bright Side", "Happy Day", "Idle Class", "The Day of Payroll", "Pseudo-Priest", all of which are superior works.

Poster of "From the Army"

<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > 1918, 29 years old, first marriage</h1>

In 1918, he met his first wife, the 16-year-old actress Mildred Harris.

Since Harris lied that she was pregnant and Chaplin needed a stable and warm family to succeed in her career, they quickly married.

Mildred Harris

Knowing Harris's lies after marriage, Chaplin was furious.

She herself could not complete the transformation of a virtuous wife, the young Harris needed to be accompanied all the time, and Chaplin was the one who focused on her career, and with the death of her children, their marriage came to an end, and the marriage lasted only two years.

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > 1919, United American Pictures</h1>

In 1919, Chaplin, together with his friends Van Punk, Beckford and Griffith, co-founded his own film company, which became one of the eight major film companies in Hollywood.

Chaplin's "Gold Rush", "Modern Times", "The Great Dictator", as well as the famous "Scarface" and "Peach Story" were all born in this company.

Gold Rush poster

Modern Times poster

<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > 1924, 35 years old, second marriage. </h1>

While filming The Gold Rush, Chaplin met a beautiful 16-year-old girl in Mexico, Rita Gray, and soon fell in love.

Soon after falling in love, Rita accidentally becomes pregnant, and her mother comes to the door and forces Chaplin to marry her daughter.

After three years of hard work, the marriage broke down again.

Rita Gray

At her mother's design, Rita took Chaplin to court in a 50-page lawsuit, defaming her abuse, and demanding $2 million in damages and a division of 5 million in property.

This became the biggest public scandal in Hollywood at the time, and the media took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire and damage Chaplin's reputation.

<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the impact of an audio movie</h1>

The greater impact on Chaplin was the advent of sound films.

In 1927, sound films appeared, although artistically far inferior to the silent films that had developed for more than 30 years, people always had a natural liking for novelty and were very popular with the audience.

The trend of sound films is getting worse, and people are turning to shooting.

But Chaplin was still obsessed with his artistic pursuits, ignoring the dissuasion of the producers and deciding to make another silent film.

This is The City Lights, which took three years to complete.

City Lights

The film was a huge success, with audiences scrambling to enter the theater and even using 10 police officers to maintain order.

<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > 1932, the third marriage, sympathetic helpless to part ways. </h1>

On vacation, Chaplin met Pauline Gaudet, a beautiful 22-year-old girl whose beauty was both young and mature, with both the innocence of a girl and the wisdom of an adult, which deeply attracted him.

Chaplin seized on Pauline Gaude's unique temperament and conceived the script for Modern Times.

The two had a happy and happy time, but Pauline Gaudé signed a contract with Paramount, and the two gradually drifted apart at work, and eventually regrettably separated.

The marriage lasted seven years. After separating, they are still very good friends.

Modern Times with Pauline Gaudé

Pauline Gaudé

< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" was prosecuted again > 1942</h1>

At a party, Chaplin met the tall, plump Joan Barry.

Just as he was grooming her to be the heroine of his next play, Joan Barry's willfulness made Chaplin intolerable, and a series of events such as breaking into the villa after drinking, crashing into a car, and smashing glass finally made him decide to terminate his contract.

Joan Barry

However, the matter did not end, and three months after the breakup, Joan Barry came to the door to ask for money, and the police were used.

Chaplin was later taken to court on the grounds of pregnancy.

Chaplin once again caused a sensation because of the scandal, and his image was greatly damaged.

In 1944, in court

Although the paternity test proved that he was not the father of the child, the court at the time did not use it as valid evidence and ruled that Chaplin was required to pay $75 a month in child support until the child was 21 years old.

<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > 1943, the fourth marriage, finally able to accompany the end of the old age</h1>

In the midst of all the entanglements with Joan Barry, Chaplin met 18-year-old Una O'Neill, the daughter of the famous writer Eugene O'Neill, and her good tutor gave her an intellectual and generous temperament.

Despite the 35-year-old age difference, the two attracted to each other and fell deeply in love.

Chaplin finally found the most suitable person, married with eight children, happy and happy.

Una O'Neill

< H1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > leave the United States</h1>

In 1947, Chaplin's World War I-themed film Monsieur Verdou was released, which denounced the arms dealers who made money from the war, which angered some American groups, and they joined forces with the media to strongly boycott the release of the film.

After World War II, the United States launched a campaign to eliminate dissidents, when 19 foreign celebrities in Hollywood received subpoenas from the "Committee on Non-American Activities".

Unwilling to become a U.S. citizen, Chaplin was asked to be deported.

He published an article titled "I Declare War on Hollywood."

In 1952

Under the persecution of the wind and rain, the creation of "Stage Spring and Autumn" was completed.

He returned to Europe with the film for screening, which was well received.

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > 1952</h1>

Chaplin was deeply touched by the unprecedented enthusiasm of england and the human touch of his hometown.

He was received by Queen Elizabeth, and Prime Minister Churchill watched his film in his official residence and was full of praise.

When he came to France for screening, the French government awarded him the "Legion of Honor", and the Society of Dramatic Film Writers hired him as an honorary member.

In 1957

Una O'Neill renounced her American citizenship and followed her husband to British citizenship.

They chose to settle in switzerland with pleasant scenery and a comfortable and idyllic life.

< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > honor</h1>

In 1972, Hollywood was no longer the radical political scene of the year, and they awarded Chaplin's great art the 44th Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement.

In the same year, the Venice International Film Festival awarded him the Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement.

In 1973, "Stage Spring and Autumn", which had been banned for 20 years, was lifted and won the 45th Academy Award for Best Original Score in a Feature Film.

In 1976, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awarded Chaplin the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Late in 1977, after drinking with friends, the family found the 88-year-old man sleeping quietly.

A few months before his death

"I, Charlie Chaplin, I declare Hollywood to be dying. Film is called an art, but there it doesn't exist anymore, there's just a thousand meters of film spinning.

I may leave the United States in the near future, although I have also received spiritual and material satisfaction in the United States.

In the country where I will spend the rest of my life, I will try to restore myself to being an ordinary person who is no different from others, and thus will be able to gain the same power as others."