Mildred was Charlie's first wife and the mother of his first-born child, Norman Spencer Chaplin (aka "The Little Mouse") who died three days after his birth. Charlie and Mildred were married two years and divorced in 1920. A successful actress, Mildred appeared in 135 films between 1912 & 1944, although many of her final appearances were uncredited. She died of pneumonia at the age of 42. Charlie sent a spray of orchids, roses, and gladioli to the funeral.
In 1927, Mildred wrote the following about her former husband:
I came to know him as a strange brooding spirit, haunted by good, and, perhaps, sometimes bad impulses or temptations, inspirations and fears, all pulling in different ways and giving him no rest. ("Mildred Harris' Own Story," Syracuse Journal, Feb. 1927)
