Claire Adams

Claire Adams

From Wikipedia Claire Adams (September 24, 1898 – September 25, 1978) was a Canadian silent film actress and benefactor. She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, as the daughter of Stanley Wells Adams, a Welsh-born accountant, and his Canadian wife, Lillian Adams (née Kennedy). Educated in Canada and England, Claire Adams worked briefly as a nurse with the Red Cross during World War I. In 1920 Adams signed a five-year contract with Benjamin Bowles Hampton, a Hollywood producer and her future husband. She later moved to California where she acted in more than forty silent films, including melodramas, comedies and westerns. Described as "patricianly beautiful", Adams worked with many of Hollywood's leading actors, including Adolphe Menjou, Tom Mix, Wallace Beery, and Lon Chaney. In 1923 she was Rin Tin Tin's leading lady in Where the North Begins, which was a huge success and is often credited with saving Warner Bros. from bankruptcy. She later maintained that Rin Tin Tin was her "favourite leading man". Her best known film was The Big Parade, the second largest grossing silent film in cinematic history. It was directed by King Vidor and Adams starred alongside John Gilbert. Perhaps her most memorable role came in 1920 as Barbara, the artist who helps humanize the crippled crime boss played by Lon Chaney in The Penalty. She married film producer Benjamin B. Hampton in Hollywood on September 18, 1924. They had no children. He died in 1932 leaving her very wealthy. Later that year Adams met Scobie Mackinnon, the second son of L.K.S. Mackinnon, at a party in London and three weeks later they married on April 1 in Mayfair. They remained childless. After a protracted honeymoon, in March 1938, Mackinnon brought Adams to Victoria, Australia. On his death in 1974, Scobie Mackinnon's estate was worth A$2,111, 729, which was left entirely to Adams. She died on September 25, 1978, in Windsor, Victoria and was cremated.

  • Popularitet : 1.288
  • Kendt for : Acting
  • Fødselsdag : 1898-09-24
  • Fødselssted : Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Claire Adams Film

  • 1925
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    The Big Parade

    The Big Parade

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  • 1920
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    The Penalty

    The Penalty

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  • 1924
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    Oh, You Tony!

    Oh, You Tony!

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  • 1923
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    Stepping Fast

    Stepping Fast

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  • 1922
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    Do and Dare

    Do and Dare

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Devil's Cargo

    The Devil's Cargo

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1918
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    Romance and Brass Tacks

    Romance and Brass Tacks

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Mysterious Rider

    The Mysterious Rider

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1924
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    The Brass Bowl

    The Brass Bowl

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1922
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    When Romance Rides

    When Romance Rides

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1922
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    Golden Dreams

    Golden Dreams

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1924
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    The Fast Set

    The Fast Set

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1924
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    Daddies

    Daddies

    5 1924 HD

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  • 1923
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    Brass Commandments

    Brass Commandments

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1917
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    Chris and His Wonderful Lamp

    Chris and His Wonderful Lamp

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1927
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    Married Alive

    Married Alive

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Sea Wolf

    The Sea Wolf

    3 1926 HD

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  • 1917
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    Barnaby Lee

    Barnaby Lee

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1926
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    Yellow Fingers

    Yellow Fingers

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1925
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    Men and Women

    Men and Women

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  • 1920
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    The Great Lover

    The Great Lover

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  • 1934
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    What a Mother-in-Law!

    What a Mother-in-Law!

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  • 1923
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    Where the North Begins

    Where the North Begins

    5 1923 HD

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  • 1924
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    The Girl in the Limousine

    The Girl in the Limousine

    6 1924 HD

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  • 1920
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    Riders of the Dawn

    Riders of the Dawn

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1922
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    Just Tony

    Just Tony

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1924
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    The Night Hawk

    The Night Hawk

    1 1924 HD

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  • 2009
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    Five Stars

    Five Stars

    1 2009 HD

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  • 1919
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    The Invisible Bond

    The Invisible Bond

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1925
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    Souls for Sables

    Souls for Sables

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1912
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    Revenge Is Sweet

    Revenge Is Sweet

    4.5 1912 HD

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  • 1923
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    Legally Dead

    Legally Dead

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1919
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    The End of the Road

    The End of the Road

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1922
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    Heart's Haven

    Heart's Haven

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Man Of The Forest

    The Man Of The Forest

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Killer

    The Killer

    1 1921 HD

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