Claire Windsor Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1922, the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers named her one of the years most promising starlets
• Studied in the fine arts department at Washburn College
• In 1925, she got married to fellow silent film star Bert Lytell
• Got her big break in films after being noticed by director Lois Weber
• Changed her last name from "Cronk" to "Windsor" at the insistence of writer Frances Marion