Eugene O'Neill Disowned Oona Chaplin

In 1943, American playwright Eugene O'Neill disowned his 18-year-old daughter, Oona O'Neill, after she married 54-year-old actor Charlie Chaplin. O'Neill strongly opposed the marriage and cut off contact with his daughter shortly afterward. The estrangement lasted for the rest of his life. He never saw Oona again and never met any of the eight children she had with Chaplin.

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