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  1. Claire MacDowell was born in New York City on November 2, 1877, the daughter of Eugene A. MacDowell and Fanny Reeves. [6] [7] Her aunt, actress Fanny Davenport, gave her early training in acting. [8] Fanny Davenport's second husband was Eugene's brother Melbourne MacDowell. [9]

  2. Claire McDowell. Actress: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. Claire McDowell was born on 2 November 1877 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), The Big Parade (1925) and The Mark of Zorro (1920). She was married to Charles Hill Mailes. She died on 23 October 1966 in Hollywood, California, USA.

  3. Mar 17, 2011 · At the time of "Ben-Hur," in 1925, Claire McDowell was already a veteran of the first two decades of filmmaking in America. She began her film career at 30, in 1908. Claire McDowell has a tearful reunion with son (John Gilbert), returning from war with leg amputated. "The Big Parade,"MGM, 1925, directed by King Vidor.

  4. Claire McDowell (2 November 1877 – 23 October 1966) was an American actress. She appeared in 360 films between 1908 and 1945. Still somewhat of a youthful beauty when she started in early silent films, McDowell appeared in numerous films, eventually graduating to playing character and mother types. She can be seen to good advantage in Douglas Fairbanks's 1920 The Mark of Zorro. McDowell ...

  5. Most of Claire McDowell's film career was spent as a supporting actress. She was born in New York in 1877 and began her career on stage. Her first film credit is The Devil (1908) made by Biograph, directed by D.W. Griffith, in a cast with Harry Solter, Florence Lawrence, Arthur Johnson and Mack Sennett.

  6. Biography. Claire McDowell (2 November 1877 – 23 October 1966) was an American actress. She appeared in 360 films between 1908 and 1945. Still somewhat of a youthful beauty when she started in early silent films, McDowell appeared in numerous films, eventually graduating to playing character and mother types.

  7. Claire McDowell. Actress: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. Claire McDowell was born on 2 November 1877 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), The Big Parade (1925) and The Mark of Zorro (1920).