SOURCES SAY CHARLIE CHAPLIN & POLA NEGRI ARE ENGAGED
Los Angeles, California (JFK+50) On November 25, 1922, the Los Angeles Times reported that motion picture comedian Charlie Chaplin* is engaged to Polish "screen tragedienne" Pola Negri**.
Mr. Chaplin would not confirm or deny the report saying..."any such announcement must...come from her."
The popular comedy star added..."marriage is no crime."
JFK+50 NOTE
Although the Chaplin-Negri affair was well-publicized, their relationship soured & they never married. If marriage had been a crime Charlie Chaplin would have been guilty on four counts. His wives were Mildred Harris (1918-1920), Lita Grey (1924-1927), Paulette Goddard (1936-1942) & Oona O'Neil (1943-1977).
Alisha Miranda writes "off screen, a string of marital affairs, estranged children and alleged abuse with actresses half his age plagued (Chaplin's) reputation."
*Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr. (1889-1977) was born in London & became a comic actor, filmmaker & composer. CSC started in the silent film era & his "City Lights" (1931) is regarded as one of his finest. CSC received 3 Academy Awards & an honorary AA in 1972.
**Pola Negri (1897-1987) was born in Poland & achieved fame in the silent & golden eras of Hollywood & European films. She became a sex symbol on the silver screen.
SOURCES
"Charlie Chaplin's Wives: Inside Hollywood's First Love Scandals," by Alisha Miranda, June 3, 2020, Biography, www.biography.com/
"Chaplin to Marry Pola Negri," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., November 25, 1922, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
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