McDowell, Claire (1877–1966)
McDowell, Claire (1877–1966)
American actress. Name variations: (pseudonym) Doris Carlton. Born Nov 2, 1877, in New York, NY; died Oct 23, 1966, in Hollywood, CA; m. Charles Hill Mailes (actor, died 1937).
Appeared on stage; played dramatic leads in D.W. Griffith films for Biograph (1910–14); other films include The Big Parade, Midsummer Madness, The Viking, Something to Think About, Ben-Hur, Tillie the Toiler, The Big House and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm; retired (1937).
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