Charlie Chaplin (1951)

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trip around the world; Paulette Goddard 247 In order to handle the large amount of correspondence in several foreign languages, a multi-lingual secretary was necessary — and — the mysterious May Reeves enters the picture. A friend of Sid's, May was introduced to Robinson at the Casino. She has been variously described as "French-English," "an exotic Latin beauty," and "a pretty Czech." May knew six languages and had been an efficient secretary — until Chaplin discovered her. He found her "adorable." She was a rather naive girl in spite of her seeming sophistication. Chaplin danced the tango and played tennis with her every day. Meanwhile the meetings with celebrities continued: Mary Garden, the Duke of Connaught, Elsa Maxwell, Emil Ludwig (biographer of Napoleon, one of Chaplin's heroes), H. G. Wells, Churchill, Harry d'Arrast, and the Prince of Wales. He met the latter through Thelma Morgan Converse who later was to introduce the Prince to Wallis Simpson. In a single dinner the actor and the prince achieved the intimacy of "Charlie" and "Eddie." May Reeves accompanied Chaplin on a trip to Algiers and Morocco, although she sailed on a later boat to evade reporters who had wind of the romance. Both Sidney, who again began to take over his brother's affairs, and Carl Robinson tried to break up the affair, and this was partly the reason for Chaplin's firing Robinson after sixteen years of service. On his way to May, waiting for him in Paris, Chaplin at Marseilles was greeted by Aimee Semple McPherson. Chaplin twitted Aimee about her success as an evangelist, attributing it to her magnetic personality and her showmanship. She was an actress, he said, performing to people who frowned upon the real theatre. Aimee, refusing to argue, admitted their worlds were "vastly different." The incongruous couple made several pleasant excursions around the city before the evangelist journeyed on to the Holy Land. Back in London, May Shepherd, the busy secretary hired by Robinson to handle the Chaplin correspond