Patrice Chaplin

Patrice Chaplin, pseudonym of Patrice Betaudier (born Patrice Frances Johns), is a British author, playwright, and screenwriter known for works like Siesta, which was adapted into a film starring Jodie Foster. She lived as a Bohemian in Paris during the 1950s and 60s, befriending figures like Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, and later worked in Hollywood as the wife of Charlie Chaplin's son, Michael Chaplin[1][3]. She currently resides in North London and directs The Bridge, a nonprofit organization using performing arts to combat addiction[3].

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