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Born on April 15, 1908, Lita Grey was from Hollywood, California, United States. Public records list Lita Grey as an autobiographer and film actor. Death is recorded on December 29, 1995, at the age of 87.
My Take
Lita Grey is too often reduced to being Charlie Chaplin's second wife, and that framing frustrates me. Yes, she appeared in The Kid and The Gold Rush, but what earns my respect is that she later picked up a pen and wrote her own life as an autobiographer. That act of reclaiming the narrative from a towering, controlling figure feels quietly heroic to me. She lived nearly nine decades and clearly had stories worth telling on her own terms. I value people who insist on authoring themselves, and Grey strikes me as exactly that kind of survivor.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lita Grey
- Name (Japanese)
- リタ・グレイ
- Reading
- りた・ぐれい
- Born
- April 15, 1908 – December 29, 1995
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Monkey
- Origin
- Hollywood, California, United States
- Occupation
- actor / autobiographer / film actor
2. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lita%20Grey
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32337
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Lita Grey born?
Born April 15, 1908.
When did Lita Grey die?
Died December 29, 1995, aged 87.
Where was Lita Grey from?
Lita Grey was from Hollywood, California, United States.
What did Lita Grey do?
Lita Grey worked as actor, autobiographer, film actor.
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