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Mildred Harris (November 29, 1901 – July 20, 1944) was an American stage, film, and vaudeville actress during the early part of the 20th century. Harris began her career in the film industry as a child actress when she was age 10. She was also the first wife of Charlie Chaplin.
Charlie Chaplin’s first wife was Mildred Harris (1901-1944). They married in 1918 after Mildred believed she was pregnant - it was a false alarm, though she did later give birth to Charlie’s first child, who sadly only lived for three days.
Chaplin was at a party early in 1918 when he met Mildred Harris. Mildred was a child star from the age of 10 and was 16 when she met Chaplin. The young, single and successful Chaplin was a fine catch for any rising starlet.
Charlie Chaplin’s Children. Norman Spencer Chaplin, son of Mildred Harris and Charlie Chaplin, was born on July 7th, 1919, but sadly died three days later. He is buried under a stone marked simply The Little Mouse. Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr. - born May 5, 1925.
She met comedy king Charlie Chaplin in 1918 when she was just 16 years old and started dating him. Shortly after that, Mildred announced that she was carrying his child. Though it turned out to be a false alarm, the rumour damaged her reputation, and she and Chaplin had to get married.
Harris became the first wife of Charlie Chaplin at 18; the marriage lasted three years. Until she died of pneumonia, at age 43, following abdominal surgery, Harris appeared as a juvenile, ingenue, or bit player in over 40 films, six of them directed by Lois Weber : The Price of a Good Time, For Husbands Only, The Doctor and the Woman, Borrowed ...
Mildred Harris was born on 29 November 1901 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA. She was an actress, known for The Doctor and the Woman (1918), For Husbands Only (1918) and The Price of a Good Time (1917). She was married to William Peter Fleckenstein, Everett Terrence McGovern and Charles Chaplin.
