Claire Whitney
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| Claire Whitney | |
|---|---|
Publicity photo of Whitney from Who's Who on the Screen (1920) | |
| Born | May 6, 1890 New York City, New York |
| Died | August 27, 1969 (aged 79) Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1912-1949 |
| Spouse(s) | Jan von Hoegarden (John Sunderland) (1917 - 1920, annulled) Robert Emmett Keane |
Claire Whitney (May 6, 1890 – August 27, 1969) was an American stage and film actress who appeared in 111 films between 1912 and 1949.
Whitney gained early acting experience with a stock theater company in Massachusetts, following which she toured the United States in a vaudeville production of Little Mother.[1]
Whitney made her first film in 1913 for Solax and continued making films until 1921, mainly for Fox Film Corporation. Whitney came back to films in 1926 with a role in The Great Gatsby which would be her final silent film. She continued working in film between 1931 and 1949 when she retired.
Whitney's Broadway credits include Broadway Interlude (1934), Page Pygmalion (1932), An Innocent Idea (1920), and The Net (1919).[2]
On March 20, 1920, Whitney's marriage to Jan von Hoegarden, an actor also known as John Sunderland, was annulled after he admitted having a wife and children in Belgium.[3] The couple had wed on November 12, 1917, in New York.[4]
Whitney died in Los Angeles on August 27, 1969 at the age of 79. She is buried in an unmarked grave in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, next to her husband, Robert Emmett Keane.[5]
Selected filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | The Star of India | Captain Kenneth's wife | |
| 1914 | Fighting Death | Clara | |
| 1914 | The Million Dollar Robbery | Daphne Pell | |
| 1915 | The Galley Slave | Cecil Blaine | |
| 1916 | East Lynne | Barbara Hare | |
| Under Two Flags | Venitia | ||
| The Straight Way | Nell Madison | ||
| Jealousy | ?sorceress; uncredited | ||
| 1917 | Heart and Soul | Bess | |
| Camille | Celeste Duval | ||
| 1918 | Moral Suicide | Lucy Daniels | |
| 1919 | The Man Who Stayed at Home | Molly Preston | |
| 1920 | Why Women Sin | Baroness de Ville | |
| Love, Honor and Obey | Marion Holbury | ||
| 1921 | The Passionate Pilgrim | Esther | |
| 1926 | The Great Gatsby | Catherine | |
| 1931 | A Free Soul | Aunt Helen | Uncredited |
| 1934 | Enlighten Thy Daughter | Alice Stevens | Alternative title: Blind Fools |
| 1938 | Secrets of a Nurse | Nurse | Uncredited |
| 1940 | Chip of the Flying U | Miss Robinson | |
| The House of Seven Gables | Waitress | Uncredited | |
| 1941 | Mob Town | Mrs. Simpson | Uncredited |
| 1942 | The Silver Bullet | Emily Morgan | |
| 1943 | So's Your Uncle | Marta | |
| 1944 | The Mummy's Ghost | Mrs. Ella Norman | |
| 1945 | Anchors Aweigh | U.S.O. Mother | Uncredited |
| 1946 | The Haunted Mine | Mrs. Durant | |
| 1947 | Christmas Eve | Dr. Bunyan's Wife | Alternative title: Sinner's Holiday |
| 1949 | An Old-Fashioned Girl | Miss Mills |
References[edit]
- ^ "Claire Whitney Ranks High As Screen Star". Courier-Post. New Jersey, Camden. July 14, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Claire Whitney". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Actress Gets Divorce". Daily Arkansas Gazette. Arkansas, Little Rock. March 21, 1920. p. 21. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Actress Seeks Freedom Again". Tampa Bay Times. Florida, St. Petersburg. August 5, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Claire Whitney". Find a Grave. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
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