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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. Their divorce, in 1920, was acrimonious.
Mildred Harris Chaplin. Charlie Chaplin thought seriously of marrying Edna Purviance, but instead he ended up marrying his first wife with almost no thinking at all. 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.
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.
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Quick Facts. Died At Age: 43. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Bill Fleckenstein, Charlie Chaplin (m. 1918–1920), Everett Terrence McGovern (m. 1924–1929) father: Harry Harris. mother: Anna Parsons Foote. children: Everett Terrence McGovern Jr., Norman Spencer Chaplin. Actresses American Women. Died on: July 20, 1944.
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 ...
Mini Bio. Mildred Harris was born on November 29, 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.
