1. Mildred Harris was an American stage, film, and vaudeville actress during the early part of the 20th century.
15 Facts About Mildred Harris
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Mildred Harris began her career in the film industry as a child actress at age 10.
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Mildred Harris's parents were telegraph operator Harry Harris and Anna Parsons Foote.
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Mildred Harris followed the film with various juvenile roles, often appearing opposite child actor Paul Willis.
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Mildred Harris appeared in Frank Capra's 1928 silent drama The Power of the Press with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
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Mildred Harris found the transition to sound films difficult, and her career slowed dramatically.
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Mildred Harris performed in vaudeville and burlesque, and at one point, she toured with comedian Phil Silvers.
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Mildred Harris was critically praised for her performance in the 1930 film adaptation of the Broadway musical No, No Nanette.
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At age 16, Mildred Harris met actor Charlie Chaplin in mid-1918, dated, and she thought she was pregnant by him, but the pregnancy was found to be a false alarm.
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Mildred Harris believed a happy marriage was possible, but in 1920, she filed for divorce based on mental cruelty.
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The divorce was granted in November 1920, with Mildred Harris receiving $100,000 in settlement and some community property.
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The union lasted until November 26,1929, when Mildred Harris filed for divorce in Los Angeles on the grounds of desertion.
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Fleckenstein owned a musical show in which he and Mildred Harris were performing at the time of their marriage.
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Mildred Harris is interred in the Abbey of the Psalms Mausoleum at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.
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Mildred Harris was played by actress Milla Jovovich in the 1992 biographical film Chaplin.