[10] As early as age 4, de Lorez—as Claire Deutch—was performing in public as a singer and dancer.

[3] Appearing both alone and with her brother Edward,[11] Deutch was dubbed "one of the coming vaudeville stars" by The San Francisco Examiner.

[1] In September 1932 de Lorez swallowed pills in a cafe in Paris in an attempt to kill herself.

A waiter who saw the act prevented her from drinking water, hoping that would slow the spread of the poison.

The Los Angeles Times reported that de Lorez was "suddenly desperate because of her socially and politically distinguished fiance's declaration that he would not marry her".