Lita Grey (born Lillita Louise MacMurray, April 15, 1908 â€" December
29, 1995), who was known for most of her life as Lita Grey Chaplin,
was an American actress and the second wife of Charlie Chaplin.She was
born in Hollywood, California, and christened Lillita Louise
MacMurray. Her father was of Scottish descent and her mother's family
was descended from an illustrious 9th-generation Californian Spanish
family, whose luminaries included Antonio Maria Lugo. The Lugos were
from Andalusia, Spain and were one of the first to bring horses to the
country.Grey married four times. By her own account, she first met
Charlie Chaplin at the age of eight at a Hollywood café and first
worked with him at the age of 12 in the part of the "flirting angel"
in The Kid. She appeared briefly as a maid in The Idle Class. Her
one-year contract was not renewed. At the age of 15, she met Chaplin
again when she heard he was testing brunettes for his The Gold Rush.
They had an affair and she suspected she had become pregnant by the
then-35-year-old Chaplin. As he could have been imprisoned for having
sexual relations with a minor, they married that November in secret in
Empalme, Sonora, Mexico to avoid a scandal. They had two sons, Charles
Chaplin Jr. and Sydney Chaplin.
29, 1995), who was known for most of her life as Lita Grey Chaplin,
was an American actress and the second wife of Charlie Chaplin.She was
born in Hollywood, California, and christened Lillita Louise
MacMurray. Her father was of Scottish descent and her mother's family
was descended from an illustrious 9th-generation Californian Spanish
family, whose luminaries included Antonio Maria Lugo. The Lugos were
from Andalusia, Spain and were one of the first to bring horses to the
country.Grey married four times. By her own account, she first met
Charlie Chaplin at the age of eight at a Hollywood café and first
worked with him at the age of 12 in the part of the "flirting angel"
in The Kid. She appeared briefly as a maid in The Idle Class. Her
one-year contract was not renewed. At the age of 15, she met Chaplin
again when she heard he was testing brunettes for his The Gold Rush.
They had an affair and she suspected she had become pregnant by the
then-35-year-old Chaplin. As he could have been imprisoned for having
sexual relations with a minor, they married that November in secret in
Empalme, Sonora, Mexico to avoid a scandal. They had two sons, Charles
Chaplin Jr. and Sydney Chaplin.
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