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Ina Claire is a Actor American born on 15 october 1893 at Washington, D.C. (USA)

Ina Claire

Ina Claire
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Birth name Ina Fagan
Nationality USA
Birth 15 october 1893 at Washington, D.C. (USA)
Death 21 february 1985 (at 91 years) at San Francisco (USA)

Ina Claire (October 15, 1893 – February 21, 1985) was an American stage and film actress.

Biography

Née Ina Fagan à Washington, D.C., Ina Claire commence à faire carrière dans le vaudeville. En 1911, elle est à l'affiche de comédies musicales de Broadway, Jumping Jupiter et The Quaker Girl et devient la vedette de pièces des plus grands auteurs des années 1920, 1930 et 1940. Elle incarne Jerry Lamarr dans The Gold Diggers de Avery Hopwood en 1919, Mrs. Cheyney dans The Last of Mrs. Cheyney de Frederick Lonsdale en 1925, Lady George Grayston dans Our Betters de W. Somerset Maugham en 1928, et Enid Fuller dans The Fatal Weakness de George Kelly.

Pour sa dernière prestation scénique, elle interprète Lady Elizabeth Mulhammer dans The Confidential Clerk de T. S. Eliot en 1954. Elle est particulièrement associée aux comédies sophistiquées de S. N. Behrman, pour lequel elle créa trois rôles majeurs dans Biography (1934), End of Summer (1936), et The Talley Method (1941). L'auteur écrivit à son sujet : « Ses interprétations étaient brillantes, sa présence sur scène englobante. La moindre petite intonation déflagrait avec grandeur. Elle ne ratait aucune nuance ». Le critique J. Brooks Atkinson loua sa resplendissante intelligence comique.

Son second mari était l'acteur de cinéma John Gilbert.

Ina Claire est une Inductee de l'American Theatre Hall of Fame et possède une étoile sur le Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Best films

Ninotchka (1939)
(Actress)
The Royal Family of Broadway (1930)
(Actress)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Ina Claire (12 films)

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Actress

Stage Door Canteen, 2h12
Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Politique, Musical films, Political films
Actors Cheryl Walker, Lon McCallister, Tallulah Bankhead, Kenny Baker, Margaret Early, Ralph Bellamy
Roles Ina Claire
Rating62% 3.1485953.1485953.1485953.1485953.148595
The storyline of the film follows several women who volunteer for the Canteen and who must adhere to strict rules of conduct, the most important of which is that while their job is to provide friendly companionship to and be dance partners for the (often nervous) men who are soon to be sent into combat, no romantic fraternization is allowed. One volunteer who confesses to only becoming involved in the Canteen in order to be discovered by one of the Hollywood stars in attendance, ultimately finds herself falling in love with one of the soldiers.
Claudia
Claudia (1943)
, 1h21
Directed by Edmund Goulding
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, Robert Young, Ina Claire, Reginald Gardiner, Olga Baclanova
Roles Mrs. Brown
Rating64% 3.244143.244143.244143.244143.24414
La jeune Claudia Naughton rend la vie de son mari David difficile car elle ne supporte pas de vivre loin de sa mère. Elle a également peur que son mari ne la trouve pas assez séduisante. Pour remédier à ces problèmes, Claudia vend la ferme du couple à une chanteuse d'opéra, pour obliger les époux à revenir vivre en ville, près de sa mère. Elle essaie également de rendre son mari jaloux en flirtant avec un voisin. Lorsqu'elle découvre qu'elle est enceinte et que sa propre mère est gravement malade, Claudia doit néanmoins se résoudre à grandir .
I Take This Woman, 1h38
Directed by Frank Borzage, Josef von Sternberg, W. S. Van Dyke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, Jack Carson, Verree Teasdale, Kent Taylor, Louis Calhern
Rating62% 3.1490853.1490853.1490853.1490853.149085
On the way to New York in a ship, a famous psychiatrist, Dr. Karl Decker (Spencer Tracy), sees a young girl, Georgi (Hedy Lamarr) attempting suicide by jumping from the top because of a failed romance with Phil Mayberry (Kent Taylor). The doctor rescues her and makes her understand how to live by doing real work.
Ninotchka
Ninotchka (1939)
, 1h50
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, John Waters
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Political films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Bela Lugosi, Ina Claire, Sig Ruman, Felix Bressart
Roles Grand Duchess Swana
Rating77% 3.8969753.8969753.8969753.8969753.896975
Three Russians, Iranov (Sig Ruman), Buljanov (Felix Bressart), and Kopalsky (Alexander Granach), are in Paris to sell jewelry confiscated from the aristocracy during the Russian Revolution of 1917. Upon arrival, they meet Count Leon d'Algout (Melvyn Douglas), on a mission from the Russian Grand Duchess Swana (Ina Claire), who wants to retrieve her jewelry before it is sold. He corrupts them and talks them into staying in Paris. The Soviet Union then sends Nina Ivanovna "Ninotchka" Yakushova (Greta Garbo), a special envoy whose goal is to go through with the jewelry sale and bring back the three men. Rigid and stern at first, she slowly becomes seduced by the West and the Count, who falls in love with her.
The Greeks Had a Word for Them, 1h19
Directed by Lowell Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Joan Blondell, Madge Evans, Ina Claire, David Manners, Lowell Sherman, Sidney Bracey
Roles Jean Lawrence
Rating60% 3.0446353.0446353.0446353.0446353.044635
Jean, Polaire, and Schatze are ex-showgirls who put their money together in order to rent a luxurious penthouse apartment. They are out to get wealthy boyfriends by dressing and acting like millionaires themselves. It is Jean who is really determined and acts ruthlessly, leaving the other girls behind. The other women are more sensitive and trustworthy. Only one woman will be able to find a rich husband. But who will it be?
Polly with a Past, 1h
Directed by Leander de Cordova
Origin USA
Genres Comedy-drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Ina Claire, Ralph Graves, Clifton Webb, Marie Wainwright, Harry Benham, Frank Currier
Roles Polly Shannon
Rating47% 2.3847652.3847652.3847652.3847652.384765
Minister's daughter Polly Shannon (Ina Claire), in order to earn money go to Paris and study opera, takes a job as a maid for Clay Cullum (Harry Benham) and Harry Richardson (Clifton Webb). Cullum and Richardson are friends with Rex Van Zile (Ralph Graves), whose love for Myrtle Davis (Louiszita Valentine) is unrequited. The three friends and Polly come up with a scheme to get Myrtle to notice Rex. Polly poses as a French adventuress "with a past" who pursues Rex. Their plan is to inspire Myrtle to save Rex from the bad woman.
National Red Cross Pageant
Directed by Christy Cabanne
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Edith Wynne Matthison, Ethel Barrymore, Douglas Wood, Kitty Gordon, Olive Tell, Howard Kyle
Roles Jeanne D'Arc; French episode
Rating14% 0.7054150.7054150.7054150.7054150.705415
Vogue magazine (November 15, 1917) wrote about the production: "In the open-air theatre at “Rosemary Farm,” the Long Island estate of Mr. Roland R. Conklin was given, early in October, a most gorgeous pageant, which proved to be, at the same time, one of the most successful of war benefits. This pageant, which consisted of episodes from the history of each of the Allied nations, and the presentation of the case of each Ally before the bar of Truth, Justice, and Liberty, was organized by actors and actresses of the American stage as their contribution to the American Red Cross. It had been long in preparation, and many noted men and women had given generously of their time and effort, --an effort which found its reward, for this single performance brought a net profit of fifty thousand dollars, and the motion picture films which will carry the pageant all over the country will afford an additional income to the Red Cross for some time to come.
The Puppet Crown
Directed by George Melford
Origin USA
Actors Ina Claire, Carlyle Blackwell, Cleo Ridgely, Horace B. Carpenter, George Gebhardt, Tom Forman
Roles Princess Alexia

The Puppet Crown was advertised as a film about a princess who lost her throne but gained a husband.