Clare Eames
Clare Eames | |
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 Clare Eames as Mary Stuart The Drama Magazine, May, 1921 | |
| Born | August 5, 1894 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | November 8, 1930 (aged 36) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1918-1930 |
| Spouse | Sidney Howard |
| Children | Clare Howard |
Clare Eames (August 5, 1894 – November 8, 1930) was an influential Broadway actress, stage director and the wife of playwright Sidney Howard. Eames after World War I was, along with Jeanne Eagels, considered one of the leading new female lights of the Broadway stage performing in many classic roles including Shakespeare, Henrik Ibsen and George Bernard Shaw. She made a handful of silent pictures, but died before given the opportunity to appear in the new media of sound films. She was only 36, and left behind her husband, Sidney Howard, and small daughter Clare, later known as Jennifer Howard.[1][2][3]
Eames was born in Hartord, Connecticut, the daughter of Clare (Hamilton) and Hayden Eames.[4] Her maternal grandfather was Maryland Governor and Senator William Thomas Hamilton.[5] Her aunt was American soprano Emma Eames. She died in London, England.
Filmography
- Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (1924)
- The Swan (1925)
- The New Commandment (1925)
- The Three Passions (1929)
References
- ^ Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912-1976 a compilation of editions published annually by John Parker; 1976 version publish by Gale Research Company
- ^ Who Was Who on Screen 3rd Edit. by Evelyn Mack Truitt, p.212; c.1983
- ^ Silent Film Necrology 2nd Edit. by Eugene Michael Vazzana, p. 150; c.2001
- ^ http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-2591302596/eames-clare-18961930.html
- ^ https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0613FD3C5C117A93CBA9178AD95F448385F9
External links
- Clare Eames at IMDb
- Clare Eames at the Internet Broadway Database
- portrait of Clare Eames(NY Public Library Billy Rose Collection)
- Clare Eames in the Mary Pickford film Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall(University of Washington, Sayre collection)
- Clare Eames at Find a Grave