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Windsor (Claire) collection
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Description
This collection consists of Claire Windsor (1892-1972) photographs, letters, and newspaper clippings in scrapbooks. Windsor was an American actress during the silent film era.
Background
Claire Windsor (1892-1972) was an American actress during the silent film era. She was discovered by Lois Weber, a highly regarded female director and producer of silent films for Paramount Pictures. Windsor was one of the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers (WAMPAS) year's most promising starlets in 1922. Windsor's success only lasted during the silent film era however, as she had few and smaller roles after then.
Extent
14.79 Linear Feet 9 boxes
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Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
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