Clara Morton (-1948)
Last updated: 19.02.25
All that can presently (February 2025) be gleaned about Clara Morton from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that she was presumably an American actress/singer who has been featured on 8 works published between 1903 and 1921. Her portrait on the left is taken from Peggy O'Neil (1921) music by Harry Pease, co-authors Ed G. Nelson & Gilbert Dodge, published by Leo Feist, New York, USA.
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| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Somebody's Somebody I Will Be (1903) | B. Adams (music) James O'Dea (words) Clara Morton (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP |  |
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Down Among the Sugar Cane (1908) | C. Mack (music) C. Smith (coauth.) D. Avery (words) Chas Hart (words) Clara Morton (perf.) Clara Morton (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana YorkSpace |
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Peggy O'Neil (1921) | H. Pease (music) Ed G. Nelson (coauth.) Gilbert Dodge (coauth.) Clara Morton (perf.) |
Piano | Indiana | |
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Blarney Kate (1911) | P. Schwartz (music) Harold Richard Atteridge (words) Clara Morton (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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You Can't Blame the Girlies at All (1919) | A. Silver (music) A. Gerber (words) Clara Morton (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
The peformer is featured on 8 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
| Title | Composer | Attribution | Items |
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Somebody's Somebody I Will Be (1903) | Bob Adams | James O'Dea (words)
Clara Morton (perf.) |
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I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark (1907) | Egbert A. van Alstyne | Harry Williams (words)
Clara Morton (perf.) |
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Down Among the Sugar Cane (1908) | Cecil Mack | Chris Smith (co-author) Dan Avery (words) Chas Hart (words) May Kemp (perf.) Clara Morton (perf.) |
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Give Me a Million Beautiful Girls (1920) | Harry Pease | Ed G. Nelson (co-author) Mitchell Parish (co-author) Clara Morton (perf.) |
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Peggy O'Neil (1921) | Harry Pease | Ed G. Nelson (co-author) Gilbert Dodge (co-author) Frances Kennedy (perf.) Clara Morton (perf.) |
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What Are We Goin' to Do When There's Nothing to Do (1921) | Harry Pease | Ed G Nelson (co-author) Mitchell Parish (co-author) Clara Morton (perf.) |
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Blarney Kate (1911) | Philip Schwartz | Harold Richard Atteridge (words)
Clara Morton (perf.) |
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You Can't Blame the Girlies at All (1919) | Abner Silver | Alex Gerber (words)
Clara Morton (perf.) |