Ina Claire, actor, born Ina Fagan

American (b. Washington D.C., 1892-1985)

Remembered for her sophisticated comedy, Claire starred in vaudeville and Broadway musicals in the early 1900s, before shifting to straight acting. She acted in a handful of films, but achieved her greatest successes on stage. Her works include the plays The Quaker Girl (1911) and Honeymoon Express (1913), and the film The Awful Truth (1922).

BS 1996