Clara Spalding Brown (1970 - 1935)

Author. Married to a mining engineer in Tombstone, Arizona, he became a journalist and author who detailed events the that part of the Western Frontier, and was present in the town during the famous “Shootout at the OK Corral”. She published the work “Life at Shut-In Valley and Other Pacific Coast Tales”, and in 1998 […]

Clara Theresa Sproat Glenn (1897 - 1971)

Clara Williams (1888 - 1928)

Actress. Born in Seattle, Washington, she was a popular figure of the silent film era making her screen debut in “Western Chivalry” (1910). With the success of “The Italian” (1915), in which she played the wife of an immigrant, resulted in her being typecast in roles as Latin characters. Her numerous credits included “The Man […]

Claramae Turner (1920 - 2013)

Born in the high desert, outside Dinuba, California, to Reed Ross Haas and Anna Marie Helen Somma Haas, Claramae Turner began her career at the Bush Street Music Hall in San Francisco, where she sang the contralto leads in Gilbert and Sullivan operas; at the same time she joined the chorus of San Francisco Opera. […]

Clare Eames (1896 - 1930)

Actress. Fondly remembered as ‘Princess Dominica’ in “The Swan” and as ‘Queen Elizabeth’ in “Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall,” starring Mary Pickford. She was Sidney Coe Howard’s wife, actress Jennifer Howard’s mother and actor Tony Goldwyn’s grandmother. (bio by: MC)  Family links:  Parents:  Hayden Eames (1863 – 1938)  Clare Hamilton Eames (1867 – 1950)  Spouse: […]

Clarence “Happy” Day (1901 - 1990)

Professional Hockey Player. Also known as ‘Hap.’ A native of Owen Sound, Ontario, Day played for teams in the National Hockey League (NHL). At 5’11”, and 175lbs, he played the position of Defense for the Toronto St. Pats from 1924 to 1925, Toronto Maple Leafs from 1926 to 1937, and 1940 to 1950, as both […]

Clarence Anglin (1931 - 1970)

Folk Figure. Convict who drowned while trying to escape Alcatraz Island Federal Penitentiary. Anglin brothers Alfred Clarence and John William worked as farmers and laborers. Together they started to rob banks in Georgia and were arrested in 1956. Clarence and John were given 15-20 year sentences and sent to Atlanta Penitentiary (where they first met […]

Clarence Birdseye (1886 - 1956)

He invented the process to deep-freeze foods and was one of the founders of General Foods Corporation. (bio by: Ron Moody)  Family links:  Spouse:  Eleanor Gannett Birdseye (____ – 1977)Cause of death: Unknown

Clarence Brown (1890 - 1987)

Born in Clinton, Massachusetts, to a cotton manufacturer, Clarence Brown moved to Tennessee when he was 11 years old. He attended Knoxville High School and the University of Tennessee, both in Knoxville, Tennessee, graduating from the university at the age of 19 with two degrees in engineering. An early fascination in automobiles led Brown to […]

Clarence Darrow (1857 - 1938)

Attorney and Social Activist. Clarence Darrow was the son of former Unitarian minister Amirus Darrow, a freethinking iconoclast who sheltered escaping slaves in the Darrows’ Kinsman, Ohio home. Atrracted to debate by his father’s continual need to defend his political and religious positions, Darrow trained for one year as an undergraduate at Allegheny College and […]

Clarence John “Taffy” Abel (1900 - 1964)

Clarence John “Taffy” Abel (May 28, 1900 – August 1, 1964) was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was a member of two Stanley Cup championship teams. He was the first United States-born player to become a NHL regular. He is a member of the United States Hockey Hall […]

Clarence Leo Best (1878 - 1951)

Industrialist, Businessman. Co-founder of the Caterpillar Tractor Company. Born the son of tractor manufacturing pioneer Daniel Best in Albany, Oregon, he began working for his father’s company, the Best Manufacturing Company, right after high school. In 1908, his father sold the company to chief rival Benjamin Holt and his Holt Manufacturing Company and Clarence, who […]

Clarence Muse (1889 - 1979)

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Alexander and Mary Muse, he studied at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and received an international law degree in 1911. Clarence Muse was acting in New York by the 1920s, during the Harlem Renaissance with two Harlem theatres, Lincoln Players and Lafayette Players. Muse moved to Chicago for a while, […]

Clarence Scott (1848 - 1970)

Businessman. With his brothers Thomas Seymour Scott and Edward Irwin Scott, he formed a paper commission company. However, in the 1870s the economy was weak, forcing Clarence and Irwin to borrow $2,000 from Irvin’s in-laws, the Rev. Zerah T. and Sarah Maria Foote Hoyt in 879. They aded this to the original capital stock of […]

Clarence Sinclair Bull (1896 - 1979)

Photographer. As head of MGM’s Stills Department from 1924 to 1960, he pioneered celebrity portraiture with his alluring, mysteriously-lit images. Bull was Greta Garbo’s favorite photographer and she posed for him almost exclusively for most of her career. His other famous subjects included Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Katharine Hepburn, Ava Gardner, Elizabeth Taylor, and Grace […]

Clarence W. Barron (1855 - 1928)

Publisher, Journalist. In 1903 he purchased Dow Jones & Company, following the death of co-founder Charles Dow. From 1912 until his death, he was president of Dow Jones. During this period, as de facto manager of The Wall Street Journal, he expanded its daily circulation, modernized its printing press operations, and deepened its reporting capabilities. […]

Clarence Walworth Alvord (1868 - 1928)

Historian. He studied at Williams College, the University of Berlin, and the University of Chicago before earning his PhD in 1908 from the University of Illinois, where he continued as a professor until 1920. During his time there, he became the founder of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association, was the editor of a number of […]

Clarice Mayne (1886 - 1966)

Singer, Actress. She began her career in the early 1900s performing in the theatres and music halls in Britain. She was most noted for the variety act “Clarice Mayne & That”, which included her singing with husband composer, James W. Tate on piano. Their popular songs included “A Broken Doll”, “This sings, That Plays!”, “I […]

Clarice Roma Bard (1919 - 1947)

Stage and screen actress. Wife of actor Ben Bard until her death. She died following a long illness.  Family links:  Spouse:  Ben Bard (1893 – 1974)* *Calculated relationship

Clarice Taylor (1917 - 2011)

Clarice Taylor Actress. Fondly remembered for her role as Bill Cosby’s mother Anna Huxtable in the popular TV series “The Cosby Show” (1985 to 1992), for which she received an Emmy Award nomination in 1986. Born in Buckingham, Virginia, the daughter of a post office worker, she herself worked for the post office after attending […]

Clarice Vance (1871 - 1961)

Singer. She was a popular Vaudeville singer and entertainer who was known for her recordings “I’m Wise” and “He’s a Cousin of Mine.” (bio by: Laurie)

Clarine Seymour (1898 - 1920)

Actress. She began her career working with the Thanhouser Film Company, New York and made her debut in the silent serial film “Mystery of the Double Cross” in 1917. In 1918, she excepted an offer from director D.W. Griffith, relocated to Hollywood and appeared in supporting for the films “True Heart Susie” (1919), “Other Woman” […]

Clark Gable (1901 - 1960)

Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American film actor, often referred to as “The King of Hollywood” or just simply as “The King”. Gable began his career as a stage actor and appeared as an extra in silent films between 1924 and 1926, and progressed to supporting roles with a […]

Claud Allister (1888 - 1970)

He was born William Claud Michael Palmer, in London, England. After receiving his education at Felsted School in Essex, he began his career as a stockbroker’s clerk in the City of London, but gave up a life in the Square Mile on deciding that he preferred the stage, upon which he made his debut in […]

Claud Beelman (1884 - 1963)

American Architect. Beelman de­signed numerous buildings in the Beaux-Arts, Art Deco and Streamline Moderne styles. In the 1920s, Beelman and his then partner, William Curlett, designed no fewer than 22 structures in Los Angeles.  Following the dissolution of the partnership in the early 1930s, Beelman designed the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, an addition to the […]

Claud Beelman (1884 - 1963)

American Architect. Beelman de­signed numerous buildings in the Beaux-Arts, Art Deco and Streamline Moderne styles. In the 1920s, Beelman and his then partner, William Curlett, designed no fewer than 22 structures in Los Angeles.  Following the dissolution of the partnership in the early 1930s, Beelman designed the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, an addition to the […]

Claude Akins (1926 - 1994)

Claude Akins was born in Nelson, Georgia, and grew up in Bedford, Indiana. He served with the U.S. Army Signal Corps in World War II in Burma and the Philippines. After the war, he was a 1949 graduate of Northwestern University, where he studied Theatre and became a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. […]

Claude Bernard (1813 - 1878)

Bernard was born in 1813 in the village of Saint-Julien near Villefranche-sur-Saône. He received his early education in the Jesuit school of that town, and then proceeded to the college at Lyon, which, however, he soon left to become assistant in a druggist’s shop. Despite having a religious education, Bernard was an agnostic. His leisure […]

Claude Binyon (1905 - 1978)

Writer and film director of the 1930s through the 1960s. Wrote the famous 1929 Variety headline concerning the stock market carsh, ‘Wall Street Lays An Egg.’ He died in 1978 of a heart condition. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Claude Blanchard (1932 - 2006)

Canadian Comedian, Actor, and Singer.  A native of Joliette, Quebec, Blanchard made his television debut in 1959 on “En haut de la pente douce,” He would continue to return to television throughout his career with numerous different roles and sketches with his most recent being “Music Hall” in 2002 and “Virginie” from 1996 until his […]