Hollywood to Kentish Town

Patrice Chaplin is an internationally renowned playwright and author who has writtentwenty-six books; her novel Siesta became a film starring Jodie Foster and IsabellaRossellini. As a Bohemian in Paris during the 50's and 60's, she spent timewith Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. Married to Charlie Chaplin's sonMichael and living and working in Hollywood, she was friends with everyone fromLauren Bacall and Miles Davis, to Salvador Dali and Jean Cocteau, who gave hera starring role in one of his films. with Lauren Bacall, Miles Davis, andSalvador Dali. Chaplin has contributed to collections of short stories, includingBlack Valentine and The Minerva Book of Short Stories. Her plays,documentaries, and short stories have been extensively written and adapted forradio. The short story Night in Paris has been translated in many countries,and other short stories of hers have appeared in magazines and newspapers,including The Independent. Her stage play From the Balcony was commissioned by The National Theatrein London in conjunction with Radio 3 and was performed at the CottesloeTheatre. She has also written articles for publications including The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Jewish Chronicle, TheDaily Mail, Marie Claire, and The London Magazine. Today, Chaplin finds herself thrown deep into the Grail culture, and atthe heart of a raging new controversy about the reality of theRennes-le-Château mystery. Chaplin is the director of The Bridge(R), anon-profit organization that leads workshops based in the performing arts as anew and unique way to help fight addiction. She resides in London and iscurrently writing The Garden of the Frenchwoman.