Clara Morris

Clara Morris (1848–1925) was an American actress and writer, born in Toronto, Canada, in 1848 and died in Connecticut in 1925. On stage she was known for her suffering heroines in melodrama, with Camille among her representative roles. After leaving the stage in her later years, she turned to writing and left several theatrical memoirs and novels, including Life on the Stage, a recollection of her own experiences; Stage Confidences, talks about players and play acting; and A Pasteboard Crown, a story set against the New York stage. Drawing on firsthand experience, her work is documentary in manner and warm in feeling, and serves as a primary source for understanding nineteenth-century American theatrical life.