The Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey Divorce
On August 27, 1927,
Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey divorced in Los Angeles at a settlement
of $825,000. Chaplin is now deceased. He died in his sleep on Christmas
Day in 1977 in Switzerland at 88 years old. Grey is also deceased. She
died of cancer in 1995 in Los Angeles at the age of 87. At the time of
their deaths, Chaplin was married to Oona O'Neill while Grey was
married to Pat Long.
According to divorce records, Sir Charles
Spencer Chaplin, Jr, KBE was an English actor and comedian. He was
known throughout the world for being an excellent mime and musician. He
was widely talented and did a lot of influential works for Hollywood
which include directing, producing, writing and scoring films. Many
comedy actors during the era up to the present followed in his
footsteps as he continued to star in films like The Tramp and The Kid
among several others. He was named as one of the greatest entertainers
who ever walked the earth.
Lita Grey was an actress who initially starred in The Kid with Chaplin.
They first met on the set and got romantically involved resulting to
Grey being pregnant and losing her role in the film The Gold Rush. The
couple married in 1924. Grey was only 16 years old while Chaplin was 36
in marriage divorce records.
Data about Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey from Divorce Records
After three years, Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey decided to divorce.
There were several controversies surrounding the issue despite the
hefty $825,000 settlement that Grey asked for on top of over a million
dollars worth of legal fees. Allegedly, Chaplin was having several
extramarital affairs at a time and was caught on more than one occasion
by his wife. His cheating habits have been rampant even before they got
married which has been the cause of many of their arguments.
Chaplin retaliated by stating that Grey has been pulling money off of
him ever since they got married. She would spend several thousands of
his dollars throwing parties and buying extravagant things for herself.
Behind his constantly smiling mask, the comedian was a very emotional
person. He said that Grey always told him that she did not love him
even though she married him.
His wife was difficult to manage in the house and at work where he was
directing and producing. Chaplin estimates that he may have spoiled her
too much but Grey answered back by saying the Chaplin was never in the
house for too long a time since he was always with another woman
according to divorce records search. The end result was Chaplin offered
Grey a divorce petition which she immediately signed.
Divorce Records Aftermath
Chaplin
and Grey never reconciled after the very publicized and scandalous
divorce. The court granted them joint custody over their two children
and provided Grey with the settlement she asked for which at the time
was considered record-breaking. In public divorce records, Lita Grey
married a total of four times while Chaplin continued enjoying the
single life and was linked to dozens of women, remarried and divorced
again a few times before settling down with O'Neill in 1943. He was
knighted just a few years before his death.
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