Charlie Chaplin with his family
1 portrait of Oona O'Neill
Charlie Chaplin with his family
by Yves Debraine
bromide print, 1950s
3 7/8 in. x 5 5/8 in. (97 mm x 143 mm) image size
Purchased, 1982
Photographs Collection
NPG x34818
Sittersback to top
- Sir Charles ('Charlie') Chaplin (1889-1977), Film actor and director. Sitter in 25 portraits. Identify
- Eugene Anthony Chaplin (1953-), Recording engineer and documentary film-maker; son of Charlie Chaplin. Sitter in 6 portraits. Identify
- Geraldine Leigh Chaplin (1944-), Actress; wife of Patricio Castilla; daughter of Charlie Chaplin. Sitter in 14 portraits. Identify
- Josephine Hannah ('Josie') Chaplin (1949-2023), Actress; daughter of Charlie Chaplin. Sitter in 14 portraits. Identify
- Michael John Chaplin (1946-), Actor, writer and producer; son of Charlie Chaplin. Sitter in 12 portraits. Identify
- Oona (née O'Neill), Lady Chaplin (1925-1991), Wife of Charlie Chaplin; daughter of Eugene O'Neill and Agnes Boulton. Sitter in 20 portraits. Identify
- Victoria Chaplin (1951-), Circus performer; wife of Jean-Baptiste Thierrée; daughter of Charlie Chaplin. Sitter in 16 portraits. Identify
- Jane Cecil Salkind (née Chaplin) (1957-), Wife of Ilya Salkind; daughter of Charlie Chaplin. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
Events of 1950back to top
Current affairs
Princess Anne is born at Clarence house, the only daughter of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip.Art and science
C.S. Lewis publishes The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the first book in the Chronicles of Narnia series. Lewis was an Oxford Don, specialising in Medieval Literature and its use of allegory. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is often seen as an allegory of the Christian struggle between good and evil.International
Following the Soviet and American withdrawal from the occupation of North and South Korea respectively, the Korean War breaks out as each side seeks to unify Korea under its own political system. While the U.S.A., U.K and other UN nations came to the defence of South Korea, North Korea had support from the Soviet Union and China. The war continued until 1953.Comments back to top
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