
Claire Adams
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.
- Known ForActing
- Born24 September 1898 (age 127)
- Place of BirthWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Claire Adams

- Known ForActing
- Born24 September 1898 (age 127)
- Place of BirthWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Five Stars
2009
What a Mother-in-Law!
1934

Married Alive
1927

The Sea Wolf
1926

Yellow Fingers
1926

The Big Parade
1925

The Devil's Cargo
1925

Men and Women
1925

Souls for Sables
1925

Oh, You Tony!
1924

The Brass Bowl
1924

The Fast Set
1924

Daddies
1924

The Girl in the Limousine
1924

The Night Hawk
1924

Honor Among Men
1924

Stepping Fast
1923

Brass Commandments
1923

Where the North Begins
1923
Legally Dead
1923

Do and Dare
1922

Golden Dreams
1922

When Romance Rides
1922

Just Tony
1922

Heart's Haven
1922

The Mysterious Rider
1921

The Man Of The Forest
1921

The Killer
1921

The Penalty
1920

The Great Lover
1920

Riders of the Dawn
1920

The Key to Power
1920

The Invisible Bond
1919

The End of the Road
1919

Romance and Brass Tacks
1918

Chris and His Wonderful Lamp
1917
Barnaby Lee
1917
