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George Dryden Wheeler Jr. (31 August 1892 – 30 September 1957), AKA Lee George Wheeler but known professionally as Wheeler Dryden, was an English-born American actor and film director. He was the son of Hannah Chaplin and music hall entertainer Leo Dryden, and younger half-brother of actors Sir Charlie and Sydney Chaplin.
Wheeler Dryden was born in 1892 as George Dryden Wheeler, Jr. and took his mother's maiden name after his father left him. He worked as an actor, director and assistant director in films, and was the half-brother of Charlie Chaplin.
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Wheeler Dryden. Actor: The Great Dictator. Wheeler Dryden was born as George Dryden Wheeler, Jr. on August 31, 1892, taking the name Wheeler Dryden when he began to work in music halls in a vaudeville act with his father, George Dryden Wheeler, Sr. who worked under the name Leo Dryden.
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Wheeler Dryden was the son of Leo Dryden and Hannah Chaplin, who had a brief affair with Chaplin's father. He was also the half-brother of Charlie and Sydney Chaplin, and the uncle of Spencer Dryden, the drummer of Jefferson Airplane.
George Dryden Wheeler Jr., AKA Lee George Wheeler but known professionally as Wheeler Dryden, was an English-born American actor and film director. He was the son of Hannah Chaplin and music hall entertainer Leo Dryden, and younger half-brother of actors Sir Charlie and Sydney Chaplin.
Wheeler Dryden. Though not as gifted as Chaplin, Wheeler was a competent actor who made his career both on stage and on screen. He became a permanent member of the Chaplin Studios in 1939 when he was appointed assistant director of The Great Dictator. He was later promoted to associate director for Monsieur Verdoux.
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