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Claire Windsor
Actress
Female
Born
Apr 14, 1892
Hometown
Phillips County, ...
Died
Oct 24, 1972
Death Place
California
Other Names
Clara Viola Cronk
Claire Windsor was a notable American film actress of the silent screen era.
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Willis BowesMarried 1914 - 1920
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CHILDHOOD
1892
Birth
Windsor was born Clara Viola Cronk (nicknamed "Ola") in 1892 to George Edwin and Rosella Fearing Cronk in Marvin, Phillips County, Kansas of Dutch heritage.
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TEENAGE
1906
14 Years Old
She attended Washburn Preparatory Academy in Topeka, Kansas from 1906 to 1907 (15)and after a year at Broadway High School in Seattle, Washington, returned as a "special" student in the Fine Arts Department at Washburn College.
1910
18 Years Old
Intent on further refining her daughters' education and position in society, Rosella and her daughters returned to Seattle in the fall of 1910.
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TWENTIES
1914
22 Years Old
Soon a June wedding was planned, but en route back to Kansas, Ola secretely married Mr. Bowes on May 13, 1914 in Denver, Colorado. The union resulted in the birth of a son, David Willis Bowes Jr., on September 9, 1916, but the couple soon went their separate ways.
Bowes officially filed for divorce on September 14, 1920.(13)(14) Claire moved to California to be reunited with her parents who had recently retired.
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THIRTIES
1923
31 Years Old
In 1923, the former Ola Cronk officially began using the more matinee-friendly Claire Windsor as a moniker.
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1924
32 Years Old
In 1924, Windsor was one of the top stars at the newly formed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio.
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1925
33 Years Old
Windsor was frequently romantically linked to her leading male co-stars. She had a well-publicized affair with actor Charles "Buddy" Rogers, and in 1925 married matinee idol Bert Lytell. The couple divorced in 1927, however.
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FIFTIES
1943
51 Years Old
On April 12, 1943, Windsor officially changed her name to Claire Windsor, and her son took the name of William Willis Windsor.(12)
LATE ADULTHOOD
1972
81 Years Old
Claire Windsor died of a heart attack in 1972 at the age of 80 in Los Angeles, California.
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