caption death_date death_place years_active birth_place citizenship name birth_date image article_title birth_name occupation
charles w. clark in 1900 4 august 1925 chicago 1885 & ndash ; 1925 van wert , ohio american charles w. clark 15 october 1865 charles w. clark 2.jpg charles w. clark
 charles william clark baritone singer
charles w. clark

charles william clark -lrb- 15 october 1865 -- 4 august 1925 -rrb- was an american baritone singer and vocalist teacher .
he is generally regarded as the first american baritone singer to be famous in europe , and as one of the greatest baritone singers of all time .
he sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of europe and america , appearing in a wide variety of roles from the italian , french and german repertoires that ranged from the lyric to the dramatic .
