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Clara Mae Ward was an American gospel artist who achieved great artistic and commercial success during the 1940s and 1950s, as leader of The Famous Ward Singers. A gifted singer and arranger, Ward adopted the lead-switching style, previously used primarily by male gospel quartets, creating opportunities for spontaneous improvisation and vamping by each member of the group, while giving virtuoso singers such as Marion Williams the opportunity to perform the lead vocal in songs such as "Surely, God Is Able", "How I Got Over" and "Packin' Up".
Born
Monday, 21 April 1924
Died
Tuesday, 16 January 1973
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Little Richard: I Am Everything | Self - Gospel Artist | 2023 |
| Amazing Grace | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2018 |
| Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Self | 2003 |
| Flip | Self | 1970 |
| It's Your Thing | Self | 1970 |
| 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee | Self - Special Guest | 1969 |
| Playboy After Dark | Singer | 1969 |
| A Time to Sing | Clara Ward | 1968 |
| The Rosey Grier Show | Self | 1968 |
| Spree | Self | 1967 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Little Richard: I Am Everything | Self - Gospel Artist | 2023 |
| Amazing Grace | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2018 |
| Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Self | 2003 |
| Flip | Self | 1970 |
| It's Your Thing | Self | 1970 |
| 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee | Self - Special Guest | 1969 |
| Playboy After Dark | Singer | 1969 |
| A Time to Sing | Clara Ward | 1968 |
| The Rosey Grier Show | Self | 1968 |
| Spree | Self | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Musical Guest (as Clara Ward Singers) | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Guest | 1961 |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | Chorus Leader | 1957 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Themselves | 1956 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Clara, Ladies Club Member | 1953 |
