Who Inherited Charlie Chaplin's Money After He Died?

Charlie Chaplin and Oona O'Neill's (pictured) marriage lasted 34 years, which on paper suggests a settled love life for the world's greatest silent clown. But their union actually came after many years of tumultuous relationships for Chaplin. Even around the time of their first meeting, a paternity suit put the comedian in court. (The court ruled against Chaplin, though blood tests indicated that he was not the father, and debate still rages as to the truth of the matter.)

Chaplin had been married three times before he met O'Neill, the daughter of the playwright Eugene O'Neill. His first wife, Mildred Harris, was an actress, and they married in 1918 after a pregnancy scare when she was just 16. After they were wed, Harris became pregnant for real and gave birth to Chaplin's first son, Norman, who tragically died three days after birth. They divorced in 1920, and in 1924 Chaplin married another 16-year-old actress, Lita Grey, who had starred opposite him in his movies "The Kid" and "The Gold Rush." They had two children together — Charles Jr. and Sydney Ear — before divorcing acrimoniously. Chaplin married a third time to a woman named Paulette Goddard of "Modern Times" and "The Great Dictator" fame, but though they were married for six years, they had no children together.

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