What is Clare Tree Major?
[[File:Clare Tree Major (1880-1954) portrait circa 1915.jpg|thumb|Major circa 1915]] '''Clare Tree Major''' (1880 - October 10, 1954) was an [[English American]] actress, author, and [[stage director]]. She started the [[Children's Theatre of New York]] in 1924.<!--Children's Theatre of New York VIAF=131661286--><ref name=obit/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://archives.nypl.org/mss/1849 |title=Clare Tree Major (1880-1954) papers |access-date=2014-08-08 |quote=Clare Tree Major (1880-1954) was an English-born actress, stage director and producer. She was founder and director of the Children's Theatre of New York. |publisher=[[New York Public Library]] }}</ref> ==Biography== She was born in 1880 in England. She migrated to the United States in 1914.<ref>{{cite news |title=Clare Tree Major Devotes Life To Children's Theater |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19381215&id=zQIaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ESIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5264,487430 |quote=A young English actress came to America in 1914. Her name was Clare Tree Major. ... |newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal]] |date=December 15, 1938 |access-date=2014-08-09 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 1924 she started the [[Children's Theatre of New York]]. In 1925 she produced the play [[The Little Poor Man]]. She died on October 10, 1954.<ref name=obit>{{cite news |title=Clare Tree Major, Play Producer, 74. Actress Founded Children's Theatre in 1924. Staged Dramas Throughout U.S. |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=980DE1DB143FE03ABC4852DFB667838F649EDE |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=October 10, 1954 |access-date=2014-08-08 }}</ref> ==Outside== *[http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=21506 Clare Tree Major] at [[IBDB]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Major, Clare Tree}} [[Category:1880 births]] [[Category:1954 deaths]] [[Category:English stage actors]] [[Category:English theatre directors]]