St. Clair, Yvonne (1914–1971)
St. Clair, Yvonne (1914–1971)
American actress and dancer. Born 1914 in Seattle, WA (or possibly in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada); died Sept 22, 1971, in Seattle; dau. of Jessie Hall (costumes and stage designer); sister of Irma St. Clair (dancer); children: Mark Dempsey (actor).
Dancer in vaudeville, nightclubs (including Ciro's), and such films as The Great Ziegfeld, Anna Karenina, A Night at the Opera and A Midsummer Night's Dream; became an aeronautical engineer.
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