4. Charlie Chaplin and Edna Purviance
As far as prolific collaborations goes, there is perhaps no greater duo than Charlie Chaplin and Edna Purviance. They starred as love interests in 33 films together (many of them shorts) in just an eight-year period, from 1915 to 1923. During this time, Charlie Chaplin was the most famous silent film actor (and actor in general) in the world. Since his films were so successful, he could basically choose any leading lady he wanted, and force the studios to have her star alongside him.
So, naturally, Chaplin chose the woman with whom he was romantically involved with to star alongside him. Her first film (after being scouted by one of Chaplin’s associates at a San Francisco cafe) was in A Night Out. She also starred in the 1921 classic, The Kid. Her last film with Chaplin, A Woman of Paris, was her first lead role.
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