Claire Whitney

Claire Whitney

Publicity photo of Whitney from Who's Who on the Screen (1920)
Born (1890-05-06)May 6, 1890
New York City, New York, U.S.
Died August 27, 1969(1969-08-27) (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, next to her husband, Robert Emmett Keane.[1]

Selected filmography

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
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

  1. "Claire Whitney". Find a Grave. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
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