Claire de Lorez

Claire de Lorez
Still from Three Weeks (1924)
Born
Claire Deutch

August 4, 1895
San Francisco, California, United States
DiedSeptember 21, 1985 (aged 90)
San Francisco, California, United States
OccupationActress
Years active1920-1928 (film)

Claire de Lorez (born Claire Deutch;[1][2][3] August 4, 1895[4][5][6] – September 21, 1985[citation needed]), also billed as Claire DeLorez, was an American film actress of the silent era.[7]

Early life

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Born in San Francisco, de Lorez was one of three children born to Eliza G. McMahon and Isaac "Ike" Deutch.[2][8][9] Her sister, Thelma, was a dancer who also used the stage name DeLorez.[10]

As early as age 4, de Lorez—as Claire Deutch—was performing in public as a singer and dancer.[3] Appearing both alone and with her brother Edward,[11] Deutch was dubbed "one of the coming vaudeville stars" by The San Francisco Examiner.[3]

Career

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Specializing in vamp roles, de Lorez was active in Hollywood films from 1920 to 1925, after which she went to Paris and performed on stage there[12] in addition to starring in at least five films.[13]

During World War I de Lorez served with an American ambulance unit; in World War II she was interned by Germans at Vittel. She married a man from a wealthy Greek family and became known as Claire Typaldon-Bassian. In 1949 she was secretary of an American Legion post's women's auxiliary in Paris.[1]

In September 1932 de Lorez swallowed pills in a cafe in Paris in an attempt to kill herself. A waiter who saw the act prevented her from drinking water, hoping that would slow the spread of the poison. The Los Angeles Times reported that de Lorez was "suddenly desperate because of her socially and politcally distinguished fiance's declaration that he would not marry her".[12]

Partial filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b "A $25,000 Jewel Theft". The Kansas City Star. March 5, 1949. p. 3. Retrieved October 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "City and County of San Francisco: Deaths". The San Francisco Examiner. October 29, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Children of the Stage: Claire Deutch, 4 Years. San Francisco Chronicle. March 11, 1990. p. 32. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9G4-RSW : Thu Apr 11 20:40:19 UTC 2024), Entry for Isaac Deutch and Lyda Deutch, 1900.
  5. ^ Born". The San Francisco Examiner. August 22, 1895. p. 7. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  6. ^ ""Births—Marriages—Deaths: Born". The San Francisco Call and Post. August 22, 1895. p. 13. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  7. ^ Goble p. 258
  8. ^ "Picturesque Pioneer, Here 59 Years, Dead". San Francisco Examiner. August 10, 1921. p. 13. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  9. ^ "Births—Marriages—Deaths: Married". The San Francisco Call and Post. July 31, 1890. p. 8. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  10. ^ "Actress fights for life". St. Joseph News-Press. September 28, 1932. p. 13. Retrieved October 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Will Crowd St. Brendan's Hall". The San Francisco Call and Post. August 4, 1900. p. 9. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Actress takes lethal potion". Los Angeles Times. September 27, 1932. p. 3. Retrieved October 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Stage and Screen". The Evening Sentinel. Pennsylvania, Carlisle. May 16, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved October 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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