Biography:
It is literally impossible to discuss the acting career of Edna Purviance without invoking the name of Charles Chaplin. Purviance was a secretary in San Francisco when she was selected by Chaplin to play his leading lady in his second Essanay short, A Night Out (1915). From that point onward, Purviance worked only for Chaplin... Continue Bio >>

Filmography:
1967 The Funniest Man in the World
1963 30 Years of Fun
1951 Chase Me Charlie
1947 Monsieur Verdoux
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