Clara Beyers

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Clara Beyers
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Born1880
Died1950 (aged 69-70)

Clara Beyers (c.1880 - c.1950?)[ citation needed ] was an American silent film stock actress. [note 1]

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Beyers acted on stage for nine years before she began making films. She acted with stock theater companies in Omaha, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Vancouver. When she turned to film, she signed with the Balboa company. [1]

She was signed in 1913 and starred in 32 films before her retirement from film in 1922. She starred with William Garwood in films such as His Picture .

Beyers (third from right) in still for Salomy Jane (1914) Salomy Jane (1914) - 6.jpg
Beyers (third from right) in still for Salomy Jane (1914)

Filmography

Notes

  1. A stock actress was an actress who was employed by the studio on a contract much like present day employee contracts.

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References

  1. Jura, Jean-Jacques; Bardin, Rodney Norman II (August 13, 2015). Balboa Films: A History and Filmography of the Silent Film Studio. McFarland. p. 104. ISBN   978-1-4766-0901-0 . Retrieved November 7, 2020.