Clare Mendonça
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Clare Mendonça (1910–1953) was a prominent film journalist in India, whose film reviews had a large readership. After her early death, she was honoured when the Clare Award, now the Filmfare Award, was instituted in 1954.[1]
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Clare Mendonça | |
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Born | 1910 |
Died | 1953 (aged 43) |
Education | St. Xavier's College, Bombay |
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Years active | 1931–1953 |
Employer | Times of India |
Known for | One of the first female journalists of India |
Notable credit | Filmfare Awards were earlier called Clare Awards in her honour |
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