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| name = Michael Chaplin
| name = Michael Chaplin
| image = Chaplin family 1961.jpg
| image = Michael Chaplin trade ad.png
| caption = 1965 trade ad for Michael Chaplin
| caption = [[Charlie Chaplin]] with his wife [[Oona O'Neill|Oona]] and their children (L-R) [[Geraldine Chaplin|Geraldine]], [[Eugene Chaplin|Eugene]], [[Victoria Chaplin|Victoria]], Annette, [[Josephine Chaplin|Josephine]], and Michael in 1961.
| birth_name = Michael John Chaplin
| birth_name = Michael John Chaplin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|3|7}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|3|7}}
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| children = 7, including [[Carmen Chaplin]]
| children = 7, including [[Carmen Chaplin]]
| relatives = See [[Chaplin family]]
| relatives = See [[Chaplin family]]
| website = [http://newartsent.wix.com/michaeljohnchaplin Official website]
| website = [https://michaeljchaplin.com/ Official website]
}}
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'''Michael John Chaplin''' (born March 7, 1946) is an American actor born in [[Santa Monica, California]]. He is the second child and eldest son from [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s fourth and final marriage, to [[Oona O'Neill]].
'''Michael John Chaplin''' (born March 7, 1946) is an American actor born in [[Santa Monica, California]].


== Career ==
⚫
He was first married to the writer Patrice Chaplin, with whom he has two sons. He later married Patricia Betaudier, a painter and the daughter of Trinidadian painter Patrick Betaudier. He has five children with her, including actresses [[Carmen Chaplin]] and Dolores Chaplin.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}}
Chaplin's started acting at age six, appearing (uncredited) in the 1952 film [[Limelight (1952 film)|Limelight]].


In the mid-1960s Chaplin signed a book contract with British publisher Leslie Frewin to publish his autobiography ''I Couldn't Smoke The Grass On My Father's Lawn'', which was ghostwritten with Tom Merrin and Charles Hamblett.<ref name="ProQuest">{{Cite document|title=Reluctant Autobiographer|last=Lewis|first=Anthony|date=1 Oct 1965|publisher=New York Times (subscription required)|id = {{ProQuest|117053462}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/michael-chaplin/i-couldnt-smoke-the-grass-on-my-fathers-lawn/|title=I COULDN'T SMOKE THE GRASS ON MY FATHER'S LAWN by Michael Chaplin (review)|website=Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us|access-date=2016-05-02}}</ref> This was a teenage hippie-memoir of drugs and rebellion against a world-famous father. Before its release Chaplin filed an injunction to prevent publication, arguing that it would have a detrimental effect on himself and his family.<ref name="ProQuest" /><ref>{{cite book|last1=Persadie|first1=Natalie|last2=Ramlogan|first2=Rajendra|title=Commonwealth Caribbean Business Law|date=2015|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1138024267|pages=154–155|edition=Third|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BqtGCgAAQBAJ&q=%22Michael+Chaplin%22&pg=PA155|accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref> The injunction was set aside by judges for the [[Court of Appeal of England and Wales|Court of Appeal]], who held that Chaplin's contract was binding because he stood to gain from the work's publication, as it launched his writing career.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Beatson|first1=Jack|last2=Burrows|first2=Andrew|title=Anson's Law of Contract|date=2010|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780199593330|page=237|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zXusAQAAQBAJ&q=%22I+Couldn%27t+Smoke+The+Grass+On+My+Father%27s+Lawn%22&pg=PA237|accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref>
In the mid-1960s Chaplin signed a book contract with British publisher Leslie Frewin to publish his autobiography ''I Couldn't Smoke The Grass On My Father's Lawn'', which was [[Ghostwriter|ghostwritten]] with Tom Merrin and Charles Hamblett.<ref name="ProQuest">{{Cite document |title=Reluctant Autobiographer |last=Lewis |first=Anthony |date=1 Oct 1965 |publisher=New York Times (subscription required) |id = {{ProQuest|117053462}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/michael-chaplin/i-couldnt-smoke-the-grass-on-my-fathers-lawn/ |title=I COULDN'T SMOKE THE GRASS ON MY FATHER'S LAWN by Michael Chaplin (review) |website=Kirkus Reviews |language=en-us |access-date=2016-05-02}}</ref> This was a teenage hippie-memoir of drugs and rebellion against a world-famous father. Before its release his father filed an injunction to prevent publication, arguing that it would have a detrimental effect on himself and his family.<ref name="ProQuest" /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Persadie |first1=Natalie |last2=Ramlogan |first2=Rajendra |title=Commonwealth Caribbean Business Law |date=2015 |publisher=Rutledge |isbn=978-1138024267 |pages=154–155 |edition=Third |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BqtGCgAAQBAJ&q=%22Michael+Chaplin%22&pg=PA155 |accessdate=2016-05-02}}</ref> The injunction was set aside by judges for the [[Court of Appeal of England and Wales|Court of Appeal]], who held that Chaplin's contract was binding because he stood to gain from the work's publication, as it launched his writing career.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Beatson |first1=Jack |last2=Burrows |first2=Andrew|title=Anson's Law of Contract |date=2010 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780199593330|page=237|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zXusAQAAQBAJ&q=%22I+Couldn%27t+Smoke+The+Grass+On+My+Father%27s+Lawn%22&pg=PA237|accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref>


In addition, Chaplin is the author of a novel, ''A Fallen God'', a modern version of the story of [[Tristan and Iseult]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-10 |title=A Fallen God: Peter Coyote Interviews Michael Chaplin {{!}} Reality Sandwich |url=https://realitysandwich.com/peter_coyote_interviews_michael_chaplin/ |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=realitysandwich.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
In addition, Chaplin is the author of a novel, ''A Fallen God'', a modern version of the story of [[Tristan and Iseult]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-10 |title=A Fallen God: Peter Coyote Interviews Michael Chaplin {{!}} Reality Sandwich |url=https://realitysandwich.com/peter_coyote_interviews_michael_chaplin/ |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=realitysandwich.com |language=en-US}}</ref> His last part in a film, which was also his first in 48 years, was in the 2014 short film, The Innovators, where he was the voice of the minister.

== Personal ==
He is the second child and eldest son from [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s fourth and final marriage, to [[Oona O'Neill]].
[[File:Michael Chaplin wil trouwen, hier met zijn uitverkorene Patricia Johns, Bestanddeelnr 917-3506 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Michael Chaplin with his girlfriend Patrice Johns before the wedding (1965)]]
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He was first married to the writer Patrice Chaplin, with whom he has two sons. He later married Patricia Betaudier, a painter and the daughter of Trinidadian painter Patrick Betaudier. He has five children with her, including actresses [[Carmen Chaplin]] and Dolores Chaplin.<ref name="guard-15jan2024">{{cite news |last1=Hattenstone |first1=Simon |date=January 15, 2024 |title='His success was rammed down my throat': Charlie Chaplin's son Michael on fame, failure and finding peace |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/jan/15/charlie-chaplin-son-michael-fame-failure-finding-peace |access-date=January 14, 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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*''[[The Sandwich Man (1966 film)|The Sandwich Man]]'' (1966) as Pavement Artist
*''[[The Sandwich Man (1966 film)|The Sandwich Man]]'' (1966) as Pavement Artist
*''The Innovators'' (2014) as the Voice of the Minister (short film)
*''The Innovators'' (2014) as the Voice of the Minister (short film)

== Books ==

* ''A Fallen God''


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{officialwebsite|http://newartsent.wix.com/michaeljohnchaplin}}
*{{officialwebsite|https://michaeljchaplin.com}}
*{{IMDb name|0152249}}
*{{IMDb name|0152249}}


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Latest revision as of 07:20, 22 November 2024

Michael Chaplin
1965 trade ad for Michael Chaplin
Born
Michael John Chaplin

(1946-03-07) March 7, 1946 (age 78)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • producer
Years active1952–1966
Spouse(s)Patrice Johns
(m. 1965; div. 19??)
Patricia Betaudier
(m. 19??)
Children7, including Carmen Chaplin
Parent(s)Charlie Chaplin
Oona O'Neill
RelativesSee Chaplin family
WebsiteOfficial website

Michael John Chaplin (born March 7, 1946) is an American actor born in Santa Monica, California.

Career

[edit]

Chaplin's started acting at age six, appearing (uncredited) in the 1952 film Limelight.

In the mid-1960s Chaplin signed a book contract with British publisher Leslie Frewin to publish his autobiography I Couldn't Smoke The Grass On My Father's Lawn, which was ghostwritten with Tom Merrin and Charles Hamblett.[1][2] This was a teenage hippie-memoir of drugs and rebellion against a world-famous father. Before its release his father filed an injunction to prevent publication, arguing that it would have a detrimental effect on himself and his family.[1][3] The injunction was set aside by judges for the Court of Appeal, who held that Chaplin's contract was binding because he stood to gain from the work's publication, as it launched his writing career.[4]

In addition, Chaplin is the author of a novel, A Fallen God, a modern version of the story of Tristan and Iseult.[5] His last part in a film, which was also his first in 48 years, was in the 2014 short film, The Innovators, where he was the voice of the minister.

Personal

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He is the second child and eldest son from Charlie Chaplin's fourth and final marriage, to Oona O'Neill.

Michael Chaplin with his girlfriend Patrice Johns before the wedding (1965)

He was first married to the writer Patrice Chaplin, with whom he has two sons. He later married Patricia Betaudier, a painter and the daughter of Trinidadian painter Patrick Betaudier. He has five children with her, including actresses Carmen Chaplin and Dolores Chaplin.[6]

Filmography

[edit]

Books

[edit]
  • A Fallen God

References

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  1. ^ a b Lewis, Anthony (1 Oct 1965). "Reluctant Autobiographer" (Document). New York Times (subscription required). ProQuest 117053462.
  2. ^ "I COULDN'T SMOKE THE GRASS ON MY FATHER'S LAWN by Michael Chaplin (review)". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  3. ^ Persadie, Natalie; Ramlogan, Rajendra (2015). Commonwealth Caribbean Business Law (Third ed.). Rutledge. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-1138024267. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  4. ^ Beatson, Jack; Burrows, Andrew (2010). Anson's Law of Contract. Oxford University Press. p. 237. ISBN 9780199593330. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  5. ^ "A Fallen God: Peter Coyote Interviews Michael Chaplin | Reality Sandwich". realitysandwich.com. 2013-09-10. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  6. ^ Hattenstone, Simon (January 15, 2024). "'His success was rammed down my throat': Charlie Chaplin's son Michael on fame, failure and finding peace". The Guardian. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
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