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- Birth nameHazel Neilson Taasinge
- Carlotta Monterey was born on December 28, 1888 in San Francisco, California as Hazel Neilson Taasinge. She was an actress, known for Soul-Fire (1925), The King on Main Street (1925), and The Cost (1920). She was married to Eugene O'Neill, Ralph Barton, Malvin Chapman Jr., and John Moffatt.
Monterey had one daughter, Cynthia Jane Chapman who was born in August 1917, with Malvin Chapman Jr. Monterey died on November 18, 1970 in Westwood, New Jersey.- IMDb Mini Biography By: starfyre
- SpousesEugene O'Neill(July 22, 1929 - November 27, 1953) (his death)Ralph Barton(1923 - 1926) (divorced)Malvin Chapman Jr.(1916 - 1923) (divorced, 1 child)John Moffatt(1911 - ?) (divorced)
- Stepmother of Oona Chaplin.
- Widow of Eugene O'Neill.
- She garnered disparaging reviews of her acting ability, but her beauty was much admired.
- After divorcing her third husband, the illustrator Ralph Barton, in 1926, she became romantically involved with Eugene O'Neill, whom she had met in 1922 when she acted in a production of his play The Hairy Ape. They married in July 1929 in Paris.
- She remained with O'Neill since 1929 for the rest of his life, and dedicated herself to maintaining his privacy. After his death in 1953, Carlotta authorized the publication of his autobiographical play "Long Day's Journey Into Night", which O'Neill had instructed his publisher to withhold until 25 years after his death. The play was awarded the 1957 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and is O'Neill's best known work.
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