Ina Claire

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Ina Claire
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Ina Claire , actually Ina Fagan (born October 15, 1893 in Washington, DC , † February 21, 1985 in San Francisco , California ) was an American film and stage actress in the 1910s, 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.

biography

Ina Claire's career began at smaller variety theaters and soon took her to the Broadway stages . She starred there in various comedies and earned a reputation as one of the leading theater actresses of her time. Ina Claire was in the Theater Hall of Fame in New York selected. The actress had her best-known film role in 1939 as Russian Grand Duchess Swana in the romantic comedy Ninotschka , directed by Ernst Lubitsch . However, since she saw herself primarily as a stage actress, she made only a few films in the course of her career. Still, she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .

The 1.63 m tall actress died in San Francisco at the age of 91 and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Salt Lake City . Ina Claire was married three times: From 1919 to 1925 to the author James Whittaker; from 1929 to 1931 with the silent film star John Gilbert ; and from 1939 until his death in 1976 with William R. Wallace.

Filmography

literature

  • Stanley Appelbaum, James Camner: Stars of the American Musical Theater in Historic Photographs. 361 portraits from the 1860s to 1950 . Dover Publications, New York 1981, ISBN 0-486-24209-9 .

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SURNAME Claire, Ina
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fagan, Ina (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film and stage actress
DATE OF BIRTH October 15, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH Washington, DC
DATE OF DEATH February 21, 1985
Place of death San Francisco , California