Clara Lipman(1865-1952)
- Writer
Clara Lipman Mann was an American actress and a playwright. She began
her acting career in the late 1880s with the A.M. Palmer Theatrical Co.
in New York. By the early 1890s she was appearing regularly on stage
with comedian Louis Mann. It was
probably around this time that the couple married. By around the turn
of the 20th century she began writing and appearing in her own plays.
She went on to author a total of 22 plays, 12 in collaboration with
Samuel Shipman. Clara Lipman
retired from the stage in 1927. In 1940 she made a brief comeback,
appearing in the play "It's a Girl".
Clara's younger sister, Mattie Lipman Marum (1874-1932), was at one time a well known lieder singer.
Clara's younger sister, Mattie Lipman Marum (1874-1932), was at one time a well known lieder singer.
