Henry Clive (1882-1960) was born Henry O’Hara in Australia. He came to Hollywood and acted in silent films. Early 1920’s, began painting Ziegfeld Girls, then big stars (Gloria Swanson, Polga Negri) for promo campaigns. He was an art director for Charlie Chaplin productions. He made pastels for the slicks True Confessions, Screen Play, Theatre. He is also known for his work for the magazine Smart set. He did American Weeklies for Hearst from the ’30s to the ’50s. He also did calendar girls.
Sources : Pinterest, https://americangallery.wordpress.com/2012/07/27/henry-clive-1882-1960/ and https://www.americanartarchives.com/clive.htm
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