[2] She moved to New York City in 1854, took up acting, engaged in a widely publicized liaison with pianist and composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk, and bore a son out of wedlock.

[1] During the height of her acting career, she frequented Pfaff's Cellar, where she became known as the "Queen of Bohemia".

[1] Her only novel, entitled Only a Woman's Heart, was poorly received by reviewers, who criticized the author for her lack of skill with plot and dialogue.

[1] On September 9, 1868, Clare married actor Frank Noyes in Houston, Texas.

[4] Clare suffered a dog bite in her theatrical agent's office and died from rabies in 1874.