Clara Longworth de Chambrun (1873–1954)
Author of Shadows Like Myself
About the Author
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Works by Clara Longworth de Chambrun
Shadows Like Myself 2 copies
Cincinnati: Story of the Queen City. 2 copies
Shakespeare rediscovered by means of public records,: Secret reports & private correspondence newly set forth as… (1938) 1 copy
Shakespeare, Actor-Poet: As Seen by His Associates, Explained by Himself and Remembered by the Succeeding Generation (1927) 1 copy
His wife's romance 1 copy
Shakespeare Actor-Poet 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Chambrun, Clara Longworth de
- Other names
- Comtesse de Chambrun
- Birthdate
- 1873-10-18
- Date of death
- 1954-06-01
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Places of residence
- Paris, France
- Education
- The Sorbonne, Paris, France
- Occupations
- Shakespeare scholar
author
patron of the arts
memoirist - Relationships
- Longworth, Nicholas (brother)
Chambrun, René de (son) - Organizations
- The American Library in Paris
- Awards and honors
- Legion d'Honneur (1928)
- Short biography
- Clara Longworth was born into a wealthy family that was involved in Ohio politics for many years. Her brother Nicholas, a congressman, become Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1901, Clara married Comte Aldebert de Chambrun, a direct descendant of the Marquis de Lafayette, and the couple had two children. At age 48, the Comtesse earned a doctorate from the Sorbonne and won critical acclaim as a Shakespeare scholar. She became one of the founding members of the American Library in Paris.
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Awards
Statistics
- Works
- 10
- Members
- 14
- Popularity
- #739,559
- ISBNs
- 1