Claire Adams (; 24 September 1898 – 25 September 1978) was a

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and benefactor. She was born in Canada, studied there and in England, and developed a movie career in Hollywood. She spent the second half of her life in Australia.

Death

Adams died on 25 September 1978, in

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, aged 80, and was cremated.

Filmography

References

*''Photoplay'' Dec,1924 *''Film Index'', No 3, 1970, p. 12 *''Social History Report on Morramong, Skipton'' by D. Hellier (1989). National Trust of Australia, Victoria branch.

External links

Archival collections

Guide to the Claire Adams Photographs.
Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.

Other

*
Profile and picture at Northern StarsBiography
in the

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