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Claire Whitney 
Born May 6, 1890
New York City, New York, U.S.Died August 27, 1969 (aged 79)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.Occupation Actress Years active 1912-1949 Spouse John Sunderland
Robert Emmett KeaneClaire 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.
Selected filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1913 The Star of India Captain Kenneth's wife 1914 The Million Dollar Robbery Daphne Pell 1915 The Galley Slave Cecil Blaine 1916 East Lynne Barbara Hare Under Two Flags Venitia 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 1939 Chip of the Flying U Miss Robinson 1940 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 External links
- Claire Whitney at the Internet Broadway Database
- Claire Whitney at the Internet Movie Database
- Claire Whitney at Find a Grave
Categories:- 1890 births
- 1969 deaths
- American film actors
- American silent film actors
- American stage actors
- Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
- American film actor, 1890s birth stubs
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