Oona: Living in the Shadows. A Biography of Oona O'Neill Chaplin

Scovell, Jane

ISBN 10: 0446517305 / ISBN 13: 9780446517300

Verlag: Warner Books, New York, 1998

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24 cm, 354, illus., references, index. Oona O'Neill Chaplin was the daughter of the playwright Eugene O'Neill, andthe wife of Charlie Chaplin whom she married at age 18 (he was 54). She was a devoted wife who played a major role in Chaplin's life, although usually behind the scenes. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 34833

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Titel: Oona: Living in the Shadows. A Biography of ...

Verlag: Warner Books, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1998

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: very good, good

Auflage: First Printing.

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Her father, the only American playwright to receive a Nobel Prize, was a chronic alcoholic. When she was a child, her father deserted her; when she turned 18, he disinherited her. Her older half-brother, a Pulitzer Prize-winning classical scholar, and her younger brother, a drug addict, each committed suicide. A product of New York society, she was accepted at Vassar, but chose instead to seek an acting career in Hollywood. There she met her future -- and only -- husband. He was the comic genius of motion pictures and 36 years her senior. She was America's darling. Why did she give up everything to marry a much older man? Did she "stifle" herself? Were her children good to her? Were there other men? And, most crucial, how did she escape the family curse of alcoholism and mental illness? This in-depth biography sheds light on a truly fascinating woman and the many extraordinary people whose lives touched upon hers.