Born in Warwick Parish, Bermuda
Ancestors 
Daughter of Eugene Gladstone O'Neill
and Agnes Ruby (Boulton) Kaufman
Sister of
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill Jr. [half], Barbara (Burton) Davis [half] and Shane Rudraighe O'Neill
Wife of
Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr.
— married
16 Jun 1943 in Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, California, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Geraldine Chaplin, Michael Chaplin, Josephine Hannah Chaplin, [private daughter (1950s - unknown)], [private son (1950s - unknown)], [private daughter (1950s - unknown)], [private daughter (1950s - unknown)] and [private son (1960s - unknown)]
Died
at age 66
in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Nov 2014
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Biography
Oona (O'Neill) Chaplin is Notable.
- fourth and longest wife of noted actor & director, Charlie Chaplin
- daughter of famous playwright, Eugene O'Neill, who disowned her after she married Chaplin
- daughter of writer Agnes Boulton (m. Eugene O'Neill in 1916, div. 1929)
- Middle name Ella for her grandmother, Ella O'Neill[1]
- 8 children with Chaplin
- renounced American citizenship after Chaplin's re-entry visa was revoked and couple moved to Switzerland
- was in a short relationship with young JD Salinger, before his career started
- NY Society, good friend of Gloria Vanderbilt
- brother (Shane) and half-brother (Eugene, Jr.) both committed suicide
- became a recluse towards the end of her life. There is supposition that it was due to her supposed alcoholism
- died of cancer @66
Sources
- ↑ A Formidable Shadow: Chapter 10, retrieved 3 June 2017
- "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XG7-J7LN : Sat Jul 15 04:38:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry Ruegg and Edith McKenzie, 19 April 1950.
- Oona O'Neill at Wikipedial
- Thomas, D.C. "A Formidable Shadow: The O'Neill Connection." eoneill.com (web). Retrieved 3 June 2017
- Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #4177 (accessed 22 July 2023)
Memorial page for Oona O'Neill Chaplin (14 May 1925-27 Sep 1991), citing Cimetière de Corsier-sur-Vevey, Corsier-sur-Vevey, District de la Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut, Vaud, Switzerland; Maintained by Find a Grave.
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