Henry Clive (October 3, 1883–December 12, 1960) was an Australian-born American graphic artist and illustrator who created illustrations for ''
The American Weekly
''The American Weekly'' was a Sunday newspaper supplement published by the Hearst Corporation from November 1, 1896, until 1966.
History
During the 1890s, publications were inserted into Joseph Pulitzer's ''New York World'' and William Rando ...
'' and cover series, which were posed for by screen celebrities.
Life and works
Clive was born Henry O'Hara in Australia and spent his childhood on a sheep ranch outside Melbourne. In later years Clive moved to Hollywood, acted in silent films and became an art director in
Charlie Chaplin
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's productions, where he starred as a villain in ''
City Lights
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''.
In 1950, Clive married former actress
Acquanetta
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Early years
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who then returned to acting for several years.
When she retired from the movies in 1953, she became a
disk jockey
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for radio station
KPOL (AM)
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in
Los Angeles
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.
[
Clive's 1925 ]Art Deco
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illustration ''Sultana'' for the Louis F. Dow Calendar Company was once sold for $22,705. Housed in the Estate of Charles Martignette, in 2010 ''Sultana'' was put on sale again at Heritage Auctions
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.
Selected filmography
*''Fighting Odds
''Fighting Odds'' is a 1917 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures and starring stage beauty Maxine Elliott. The film is based on the play ''Under Sentence'' by Irvin S. Cobb and Roi Cooper Megrue. The picture ...
'' (1917)
*''On the Jump
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* On (band), a solo project of Ken Andrews
* ''On'' (EP), a 1993 EP by Aphex Twin
* ''On'' (Echobelly album), 1995
* ''On'' (Gary Glitter album), 2001
* ''On'' (Imperial Teen album), 200 ...
'' (1918)
References
External links
Henry Clive and The American Weekly
Henry Clive at IMDb.com
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20th-century American artists
American magazine illustrators
1883 births
1960 deaths
Australian emigrants to the United States