Kathleen Clifford (February 16, 1887 â€" December 28, 1962) was an
American vaudeville and Broadway stage and film actress of the early
twentieth century. She was known for her skills as a male
impersonator.Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, Clifford was educated
in Dresden and in Brighton, England.Clifford initially built her
acting on the vaudeville stages as a comedian. Clifford was renowned
for her impersonations of men and was often humorously billed as "The
Smartest Chap in Town". She often pretended to have been born in
England. At one point, as a male impersonator, she was working as a
duo with female impersonator Bothwell Browne.Clifford debuted on
Broadway in 1902 as a member of the chorus in Tommy Rot. Her other
Broadway credits included A Pair of Queens (1916), A Winsome Widow
(1912), A Night with the Pierrots / Sesostra / The Whirl of Society
(1912), The Belle of London Town, and Fad and Folly (1902).
American vaudeville and Broadway stage and film actress of the early
twentieth century. She was known for her skills as a male
impersonator.Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, Clifford was educated
in Dresden and in Brighton, England.Clifford initially built her
acting on the vaudeville stages as a comedian. Clifford was renowned
for her impersonations of men and was often humorously billed as "The
Smartest Chap in Town". She often pretended to have been born in
England. At one point, as a male impersonator, she was working as a
duo with female impersonator Bothwell Browne.Clifford debuted on
Broadway in 1902 as a member of the chorus in Tommy Rot. Her other
Broadway credits included A Pair of Queens (1916), A Winsome Widow
(1912), A Night with the Pierrots / Sesostra / The Whirl of Society
(1912), The Belle of London Town, and Fad and Folly (1902).
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