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Mary Louise Baker (née Gribble; May 24, 1920 – October 1, 2007), known professionally as Joan Barry, was an American woman who won a paternity suit in California in 1943 against Charlie Chaplin.
Joan Barry (1903-1989) was a British actress who appeared in several films, including East of Shanghai and Blackmail. She also provided the voice of Anny Ondra in the first British Talkie Blackmail, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
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- London, England, UK
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- Marbella, Spain
Joan Barry (1903-1989) was a British actress who appeared in silent and early talkie films, such as Blackmail and Rich and Strange. She also dubbed the voice of Anny Ondra in Hitchcock's Blackmail and married a wealthy banker.
Joan Barry was a British actress who worked with Alfred Hitchcock in Blackmail (1929) and East of Shanghai (1931). She retired from the business in 1934 and married a wealthy merchant banker.
- November 5, 1903
- April 10, 1989
Known For: Paternity suit with Charlie Chaplin. Mary Louise Baker (Gribble; May 24, 1920 – October 1, 2007), known professionally as Joan Barry, was an American woman who won a paternity suit in California in 1943 against Charlie Chaplin.
- 24 May 1920
- Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
- Mary Louise Gribble
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Joan Barry claimed that Chaplin was the father of her daughter Carol Ann, born in 1943, despite blood tests proving otherwise. The case led to the reform of paternity laws in California and other states, but also damaged Chaplin's reputation and career.
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Mary Louise Baker (née Gribble; May 24, 1920 – October 1, 2007), known professionally as Joan Barry, was an American woman who won a paternity suit in California in 1943 against Charlie Chaplin.
