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Adams, Claire, 1898-1978


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  • Fuller Name

    • Beryl Vere Nassau

  • Variants

    • Adams, Claire, 1900-1978
    • Adams, Peggy, 1898-1978
    • MacKinnon, Claire, 1898-1978
    • Hampton, Claire, 1898-1978
    • Adams, Clara, 1898-1978

  • Additional Information

    • Birth Date

        1898-09-24

    • Death Date

        1978-09-25

    • Birth Place

        Winnipeg (Man.)

    • Associated Language

        English

    • Field of Activity

      Acting

      Philanthropy


    • Occupation

      Actors

      Philanthropists

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  • Earlier Established Forms

    • Adams, Claire, 1900-1978

  • Sources

    • found: The Man-eater [MP] 1918:credits (cast, Peggy Adams)
    • found: Filmarama, vol. I, 1975(Peggy Adams; Claire Adams)
    • found: W was w on screen, 1983(Claire Adams; b. 1900; d. 1978; screen actress)
    • found: Internet Movie Database, Dec. 30, 2002(Claire Adams; b. 24 September 1898 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; d. 25 September 1978 in Melbourne, Australia; sister of screenwriter Gerald Drayson Adams)
    • found: Australian Dictionary of Biography WWW site viewed February 9, 2024(Claire Adams MacKinnon; film actress and benefactor, born, September 24, 1896 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; given name: Beryl Vere Nassau Adams, but always known as Claire; acted in more than forty silent films, including melodramas, comedies and westerns; married to Australia, Donald John Scobie Mackinnon in 1937 in London, England; moved to Victoria, Australia; died, September 25, 1978 in Windsor, Melbourne, Australia)
    • found: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 viewed February 9, 2024 via Ancestry(Claire MacKinnon; spouse, Donald J.S. MacKinnon; residence in 1938, Beverly Hills, California)
    • found: Dutchess County, New York, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1932-1989 viewed February 9, 2024 via Ancestry.com(Claire Adams Hampton; formerly Beryl Vera Nasau Adams; born, September 24, 1896 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; spouse Benjamin Bowles Hampton; residence in 1931, Pawling, New York)
    • found: 1930 United States Federal Census viewed February 9, 2024 via Ancestry.com(Claire A. Hampton; age, 33; born about 1897 in Canada; spouse, Benj. B. Hampton)
    • found: Internet movie database, February 9, 2024(Claire Adams; actress; born, September 24, 1898; died, September 25, 1978; also known as Clara Adams, Peggy Adams)

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  • Change Notes

    • 1988-12-01: new
    • 2024-02-09: revised

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