- Born: May 06, 1890 in New York, New York
- Died: Aug 27, 1969 in Los Angeles, California
- Occupation: Actor
- Active: teens, '30s-'40s
- Major Genres: Drama, Western
- Career Highlights: The Leech, Fine Feathers, Enlighten Thy Daughter
- First Major Screen Credit: Fine Feathers (1921)
Claire Whitney
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| Claire Whitney | |
| Born | May 6, 1890 New York City, New York, U.S. |
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| Died | August 27, 1969 (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1912-1949 |
| Spouse(s) | John Sunderland Robert Emmett Keane |
Claire Whitney (May 6, 1890 – August 27, 1969) was an American stage and film actress. She appeared in 111 films between 1912 and 1949. She 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 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.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | The Star of India | Captain Kenneth's wife | |
| 1914 | The Million Dollar Robbery | Daphne Pell | |
| 1915 | The Galley Slave | Cecil Blaine | |
| 1916 | East Lynne | Barbara Hare | |
| Under Two Flags | Venitia | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 1939 | Chip of the Flying U | Miss Robinson | |
| 1940 | 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 |
External links
- Claire Whitney at the Internet Broadway Database
- Claire Whitney at the Internet Movie Database
- Claire Whitney at Find a Grave
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- Beneath the Czar (1914 Film)
- Common Level (1920 Film)
- Girl I Left Behind Me (1915 Film)
- The Million Dollar Robbery (1914 Crime Film)
- The Woman of Mystery (1914 Mystery Film)
- The Spider and the Fly (1916 Film)
- The Ruling Passion (1916 Film)
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- Enlighten Thy Daughter (1934 Drama Film)
- Heart and Soul (1917 Film)
- The Leech (1921 Drama Film)
- Mothers of Men (1920 Film)
- Shirley Kaye (1917 Film)
- The Man Who Stayed at Home (1919 Film)
