A Woman of Paris
Chaplin and Purviance were romantically involved during the making of his Essanay, Mutual, and First National films of 1915 to 1917. Purviance appeared in 33 of Chaplin's productions, including the 1921 "The Kid". Her last credited appearance in a Chaplin film, "A Woman of Paris", was also her first leading role. The film was not a success and effectively ended Purviance's career. She appeared in two more films: "Sea Gulls", also known as "A Woman of the Sea" (which Chaplin never released) and "Éducation de Prince", a French film released in 1927. For more than 30 years afterward, Edna lived quietly outside Hollywood. She received a small monthly salary from Chaplin's film company for the rest of her life. "How could I forget Edna?" Chaplin responded to an interviewer after her death. "She was with me when it all began."