Hannah Chaplin | |
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 Hannah Chaplin c. 1885 | |
| Born | Hannah Harriet Pedlingham Hill 6 August 1865 London, England |
| Died | 28 August 1928 (aged 63) Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Hannah Hill Hannah Hill Chaplin Lily Harley |
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| Years active | 1881–1894 |
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| Partner | Leo Dryden (1892–1893) |
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| Relatives | See Chaplin family |
Hannah Harriet Pedlingham Chaplin (née Hill; 6 August 1865 – 28 August 1928[1][2]), also known by the stage name Lily Harley, was an English actress, singer and dancer who performed in British music halls from the age of 16.
Chaplin was the mother of actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin and his two half-brothers, the actor Sydney Chaplin and the film director Wheeler Dryden, and grandmother of Jefferson Airplane drummer and songwriter Spencer Dryden.[3][4] As a result of mental illness, now thought to have been caused by syphilis, she was unable to continue performing from the mid-1890s. In 1921, she was relocated by her son Charlie to California, where she was cared for in a house in the San Fernando Valley until her death in August 1928.
- ^ Lochner, Jim (20 September 2018). The Music of Charlie Chaplin. McFarland. ISBN 9781476633510. Retrieved 14 July 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ Chaplin, Lita Grey; Vance, Jeffrey (5 March 1998). Wife of the Life of the Party: A Memoir. Scarecrow Press. p. 90. ISBN 9781461674320. Retrieved 14 July 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Charlie's Mother: Hannah Chaplin". Charlie Chaplin – Official Website. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ Weissman, Stephen (13 December 2013). Chaplin: A Life. Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated. pp. 14–. ISBN 978-1-62872-185-0.