Clara Clemens Musical artist

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

Personal facts

Clara Clemens
Alias (AKA)Samoussoud Clara Langhorne Clemens; Gabrilowitsch Clara Langhorne Clemens
Birth dateJune 08, 1874
Date of deathNovember 19, 1962

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Musical artist

Career started1906
Career ended1908
associated musical artist
Marie Nichols
BackgroundSolo singer

Clara Clemens on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://etext.virginia.edu/railton/projects/applebaum/clara.html