Adams, Claire (1898–1978)

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Adams, Claire (1898–1978)

Canadian-born actress. Name variations: Clara Adams, Clare Adams, Peggy Adams. Born Sept 24, 1898, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; died Sep 25, 1978, in Melbourne, Australia; sister of Gerald Drayson Adams (screenwriter); m. Benjamin B. Hampton (producer), 1924 (died 1932); m. Donald MacKimmon (sportsman), 1938.

Appeared opposite Lon Chaney in The Penalty; other films include Riders of the Dawn, Black Beauty, Where the North Begins, Fast Set, Devil's Cargo, Souls for Sables, The Big Parade and The Sea Wolf.

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