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Ina Claire (born Ina Fagan; October 15, 1893 [1] – February 21, 1985) was an American stage and film actress.
Ina Claire. Effervescent, blond star of sophisticated Broadway comedy in the 1920s. Born Ina Fagan, of Irish descent, her father died in a road accident four months before she was born. Without a breadwinner in the family, she was forced to live in a boarding house with her mother.
Feb 23, 1985 · Ina Claire, one of the most celebrated performers of high comedy on the American stage, died Thursday at her home in San Francisco. She was 92 years old.
Feb 26, 1985 · Ina Claire, an actress who achieved considerable fame in the 1920s and was once married to silent film star John Gilbert, has died at the age of 89. She had been in declining...
American actress and Broadway star of the 1920s. Born Ina Fagan on October 15, 1892, in Washington, D.C.; died from the effects of a stroke at her home in San Francisco, California, on February 21, 1985; married James Whittaker (a critic), in 1919 (divorced 1925); married John Gilbert (the actor), in 1929 (divorced 1931); married William R ...
Dec 6, 2014 · Ina Claire was best known as a Broadway actress, but she also made movies between 1915 and 1943. She was born Ina Fagan in 1893, and first made her name on stage by doing impersonations of other people – something for which she had a great talent.
Ina Claire. (1892-1985) Charismatic, inspired, improvisatory, eccentric, galvanic--there was no woman on the Broadway stage more admired by other performers during her active career.
Mar 3, 1985 · Many actresses wished they could have been Ina Claire. Harold Clurman was not the only one who thought she was ''the most brilliant comedienne of our stage,'' a fact that was demonstrated in...
Oct 15, 2015 · From an early age, Ina had a talent for impersonations, and made her vaudeville debut in 1909 as ‘the dainty mimic’, under her mother’s maiden name of Ina Claire. Her first Broadway appearance was in the chorus of Our Miss Gibbs , running from August-October 1910.
I na Claire was an actress who achieved considerable fame in the 1920s and was once married to silent film star John Gilbert. Theater historians credited her with being among the pioneers of...
