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Claire Adams
Acting

Claire Adams
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1898-09-24,Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Gender
Female
Biography
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.

Filmography

7.6

The Big Parade
1925-11-05

6.9

The Penalty
1920-08-15

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Oh, You Tony!
1924-09-21

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Stepping Fast
1923-05-13

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Do and Dare
1922-10-01

The Devil's Cargo

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The Devil's Cargo
1925-02-02

Romance and Brass Tacks

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Romance and Brass Tacks
1918-09-29

The Mysterious Rider

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The Mysterious Rider
1921-10-23

0

The Brass Bowl
1924-11-06

When Romance Rides

0

When Romance Rides
1922-03-16

0

Golden Dreams
1922-06-11

0

The Fast Set
1924-10-20

5

Daddies
1924-02-09

Brass Commandments

0

Brass Commandments
1923-01-28

Chris and His Wonderful Lamp

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Chris and His Wonderful Lamp
1917-07-14

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Married Alive
1927-07-17

3

The Sea Wolf
1926-07-26

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Barnaby Lee
1917-08-10

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Yellow Fingers
1926-03-21

0

Men and Women
1925-03-23

The Great Lover

0

The Great Lover
1920-11-15

What a Mother-in-Law!

0

What a Mother-in-Law!
1934-09-07

Where the North Begins

5

Where the North Begins
1923-07-01

The Girl in the Limousine

6

The Girl in the Limousine
1924-07-20

Riders of the Dawn

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Riders of the Dawn
1920-05-01

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Just Tony
1922-08-19

0

The Night Hawk
1924-02-17

0

Five Stars
2009-03-13

The Invisible Bond

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The Invisible Bond
1919-11-23

Souls for Sables

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Souls for Sables
1925-01-01

Revenge Is Sweet

4.5

Revenge Is Sweet
1912-07-16

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Legally Dead
1923-07-30

The End of the Road

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The End of the Road
1919-02-16

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Heart's Haven
1922-08-08

The Man Of The Forest

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The Man Of The Forest
1921-06-01

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The Killer
1921-01-30

Honor Among Men

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Honor Among Men
1924-09-08

The Key to Power

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The Key to Power
1920-01-01