Clara Clemens

(1874-1962)

American opera singer; daughter of Mark Twain

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Clara Langhorne Clemens Samossoud (formerly Gabrilowitsch; June 8, 1874 – November 19, 1962), was an American concert singer, and the daughter of Samuel Clemens, who wrote as Mark Twain. She managed his estate and guarded his legacy after his death as his only surviving child. She was married first to Ossip Gabrilowitsch, then to Jacques Samossoud after Gabrilowitsch's death. She wrote biographies of Gabrilowitsch and of her father. In her later life, she became a Christian Scientist.

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Born	Clara Langhorne Clemens 8 June 1874 Elmira, New York, USA
Died	19 November 1962 (aged 88) San Diego, California, USA
Zodiac	Gemini
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Ossip Gabrilowitsch 1878-1936 · russian-american pianist and conductor · m. 1909 info edit

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Jacques Samoussoud 1894-1966 · Russian composer and conductor · m. 1944 info edit

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