Claire Adams (Mackinnon) (24 September 1896 - 25 September 1978) film actress and benefactor, was born in Winnipeg, Canada, daughter of Stanley Wells Adams, a welsh-born accountant and his Canadian wife Lillian, nee Kennedy. Educated in Canada and England, she worked briefly as a Red Cross nurse during World War I. Motto: Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Area: 465. ... The Anarchist Black Cross was originally called the Anarchist Red Cross. The band Redd Kross was originally called Red Cross. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire Canada France Italy Russian Empire United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria German Empire Ottoman Empire Commanders Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Sir Arthur Currie Ferdinand Foch Nicholas II Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Reinhard Scheer Franz Josef I Oskar Potiorek Ä°smail Enver Ferdinand I...

In 1920 she signed a five year contract with Benjamin Bowles Hampton, a Hollywood producer. She later moved to California where she acted in more than forty silent films, including melodramas, comedies and westerns.

Described as 'patricianly beautiful' Adams worked with many of Hollywood's leading actors, including Adolphe Menjou, Tom Mix, Wallace Beery and Lon Chaney. In 1923 she was Rin Tin Tin's leading lady in 'Where the North Begins' which was a huge success often credited with saving Warner Brothers from bankruptcy. She later maintained that Rin Tin Tin was her 'favourite leading man'. Her best known film was 'The Big Parade' (the second largest grossing silent film in cinema history) directed by King Vidor starring alongside John Gilbert. Her most memorable role was as the undercover detective who "humanizes" crippled crime boss Lon Chaney in 'The Penalty' (1920 Adolphe Menjou Adolphe Jean Menjou (February 18, 1890 – October 29, 1963) was an American actor of French and Irish descent. ... Thomas E. Mix (January 6, 1880 – October 11, 1940) was an American film actor, the star of many early Western movies. ... Wallace Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American actor, best known for his many cinema appearances. ... There were two famous American actors named Lon Chaney, both known for their work in horror movies. ... Rin Tin Tin Rin Tin Tin (often billed as Rin-Tin-Tin in the 1920s and 1930s) was the name given to several German Shepherds of film and television. ... The Big Parade is a 1925 silent film which tells the story of an idle rich boy who is shipped off to France to fight World War I, becomes friends with two working class men, experiences the horrors of trench warfare, and finds love with a French girl. ... King Vidor King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director. ... John Gilbert John Gilbert (July 10, 1899 - January 9, 1936) was an actor and major star of the silent film era. ... There were two famous American actors named Lon Chaney, both known for their work in horror movies. ...

At Hollywood on 18 September 1924 she married film producer Ben Hampton. They had no children. He died in 1932 leaving her very wealthy.

In 1932 Adams met Scobie Mackinnon, second son of L.K.S. Mackinnon, at a London party and three weeks later they married on 1 April at Mayfair. They remained childless. London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. ... Mayfair is an area in the City of Westminster London, named after the fortnight-long May Fair that took place there from 1686 until it was banned in that location in 1764. ...

After a protracted honeymoon, in March 1938, Scobie brought Adams to Victoria. The couple divided their time between Mooramong a Western District grazing property and their Melbourne townhouse at 220 Domain Road South Yarra. They entertained often at Mooramong, which they transformed from a staid Victorian homestead into a Jazz Age folly. On their frequent trips to Melbourne to attend the races and innumerable cocktail parties they travelled in their Silver Ghost Rolls Royce. Adorned in smart hats and chic outfits, and often graced with her diamonds Adams was an exotic figure at Government House functions and at the race course. Emblems: Pink heath (floral)Weedy Seadragon (Aquatic) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... The Western District is a region in the south-west corner of Victoria (Australia), extending to Ballarat in the east and as far north as Ararat. ... Melbourne (pronounced either or [1]) is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 3. ... South Yarra is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

She was a life governor of Skipton hospital and vice president of Lort Smith Hosiptal for sick animals. Statistics Population: 14,313 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD986516 Administration District: Craven Shire county: North Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: North Yorkshire Police Ambulance service: Yorkshire Post office...

On his death in 1974 Scobie Mackinnon's estate was worth $2,111, 729 AUD which was left entirely to Claire. She died in 1978 at Windsor, Melbourne and was cremated. After generous bequests to friends and family and animal welfare bodies she left the remainder of her estates to the National Trust of Victoria for the creation of a wildlife sanctuary and fauna and flora park at Mooramong.

Filmography

• "Empire" aka Big G (UK)
• Between Friday and Monday (1963) TV Episode (as Peggy Adams) .... Debbie
• What a Mother-in-Law! (1934) .... Frances
• Combat (1927) .... Wanda (his ward)... aka The Isle of Mystery (UK)
• Married Alive (1927) .... Viola Helmesley Duxbury
• The Lunatic (1927)
• The Sea Wolf (1926) .... Maud Brewster
• The Combat (1926)
• Yellow Fingers (1926) .... Nona Deering
• The Big Parade (1925) .... Justyn Reed
• The Wheel (1925) .... Kate O'Hara
• Souls for Sables (1925) (uncredited)
• The Kiss Barrier (1925) .... Marion Weston
• Men and Women (1925) .... Agnes Prescott
• The Devil's Cargo (1925) .... Martha Joyce
• The Brass Bowl (1924) .... Sylvia
• The Fast Set (1924) .... Fay Colleen
• The Painted Flapper (1924) .... Eunice Whitney
• Helen's Babies (1924) .... Helen Lawrence
• Oh, You Tony! (1924) .... Betty Faine
• Honor Among Men (1924) .... Patricia Carson
• The Girl in the Limousine (1924) .... The Girl
• Missing Daughters (1924) .... Claire Mathers
• The Night Hawk (1924) .... Clia Milton
• Daddies (1924) .... Bobette Audrey
• The Clean-Up (1923) .... Phyllis Andrews
• Legally Dead (1923) .... Minnie O'Reilly
• Where the North Begins (1923) .... Felice McTavish
• Stepping Fast (1923) .... Helen Durant
• Brass Commandments (1923) .... Ellen Bosworth
• The Scarlet Car (1923) .... Beatrice Forbes
• Do and Dare (1922) .... Juanita Sánchez
• Heart's Haven (1922) .... Vivian Breed
• Just Tony (1922) .... Marianne Jordan
• Golden Dreams (1922) .... Mercedes McDonald
• When Romance Rides (1922) .... Lucy Bostil
• The Gray Dawn (1922) .... Nan Bennett
• The Mysterious Rider (1921) .... Columbine
• Man of the Forest (1921) .... Helen Raynor
• A Certain Rich Man (1921) .... Molly Culpepper
• The Lure of Egypt (1921) .... Margaret Lampton
• Black Beauty (1921/II)
• The Killer (1921) .... Ruth Emory
• The Spenders (1921) .... Avice Milbrey
• The Dwelling Place of Light (1920) .... Janet Butler
• The Penalty (1920/I) .... Barbara
• Riders of the Dawn (1920) .... Lenore Anderson... aka Desert of Wheat
• The White Dove (1920) (as Clare Adams) .... Ella De Fries
• The Key to Power (1920) .... Ann Blair
• The Money Changers (1920) .... Lucy Hegan
• The Great Lover (1920) .... Ethel
• The Invisible Bond (1919) .... Leila Templeton... aka Should a Wife Forgive? (USA)
• A Misfit Earl (1919) .... Phyllis Burton... aka The Misfit Earl (USA: review title)
• Speedy Meade (1919) .... Alice Hall
• The End of the Road (1919) .... Mary Lee
• The Spirit of the Red Cross (1918) .... Ethel
• Adam and Some Eves (1918)
• The Man-Eater (1918) (as Peggy Adams)
• Nutty Knitters (1917)
• Faint Heart and Fair Lady (1917)
• Your Obedient Servant (1917)
• Chris and His Wonderful Lamp (1917) .... Betty
• The Widow's Suitors (1913) (as Clara Adams)
• Boy Wanted (1913) (as Clara Adams)
• A Shower of Slippers (1913) (as Clara Adams)
• Aunt Elsa's Visit (1913) (as Clara Adams)
• The Office Boy's Birthday (1913) (as Clara Adams)
• Bragg's New Suit (1913) (as Clara Adams)
• Kitty at Boarding School (1912)
• Revenge Is Sweet (1912) (as Clara Adams)
• The Artist's Joke (1912) (as Clara Adams)
• An Intelligent Camera (1912)
• Apple Pies (1912) (as Clara Adams)
• Kitty's Holdup (1912)
• Eddie's Exploit (1912) (as Clara Adams)
• Curing the Office Boy (1912) (as Clara Adams)
• A Heroic Rescue (1912) (as Clara Adams)

The Big Parade is a 1925 silent film which tells the story of an idle rich boy who is shipped off to France to fight World War I, becomes friends with two working class men, experiences the horrors of trench warfare, and finds love with a French girl. ...

References

• Photoplay Dec,1924
• Film Index, No 3, 1970, p.12
• Social History Report on Morramong, Skipton by D. Hellier (1989). National Trust of Australia, Victoria branch.