Clara Cannucciari
Cologira "Clara" Cannucciari (née Bonfanti; August 18, 1915 – November 29, 2013) was an American YouTuber. She hosted the web series Great Depression Cooking with Clara and wrote the book Clara's Kitchen.[2]
Clara Cannucciari | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cologira Bonfanti[1] August 18, 1915 Melrose Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 29, 2013 (aged 98) Skaneateles, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | YouTuber, author |
| Years active | 2007–2011 |
| Spouse(s) | Dino Cannucciari
(m. 1943; died 1992) |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
Clara Cannucciari was born in Melrose Park, Illinois on August 18, 1915. Her parents, Giuseppe and Giuseppina Bonfanti, had recently moved from Sicily. The family was very poor during the Great Depression.[3] Because of this, her mother helped the family save money.
Career
From 2007 to 2011, she made her mother's meals for the web series Great Depression Cooking with Clara. Her grandson Christopher made the series.[4][5][6] The last episode, Tomato Sauce, was posted on December 24, 2011.[7] Unreleased episodes have been shared over time. On March 25, 2020, Christopher announced he would start posting more videos of her onto their YouTube channel.[8]
Death
Clara Cannucciari died on November 29, 2013, when she was 98 years old. Her daughter-in-law, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren were still alive.[3]
Her son, Carl, died in 1992, when he was 42 years old.
References
- ↑ About Clara | Clara's Kitchen & Great Depression Cooking with Clara.
- ↑ Cazentre, Don (November 3, 2009). "Wit, wisdom and weeds: 94-year-old Internet sensation from Skaneateles publishes a cookbook". The Post-Standard. http://blog.syracuse.com/entertainment/2009/11/wit_wisdom_and_weeds_94-year-o.html. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Clara (Bonfanti) Cannucciari". The Post-Standard. http://obits.syracuse.com/obituaries/syracuse/obituary.aspx?pid=168249106. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- ↑ Black, Rosemary. Clara Cannucciari is a YouTube sensation with 'Great Depression Cooking' show. Daily News (February 7, 2009). Retrieved December 23, 2009.
- ↑ Kirst, Sean (March 4, 2009). "Skaneateles grandmother cooks up memories on YouTube". The Post-Standard. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/03/skaneateles_grandmother_cooks.html. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- ↑ Enna, Renee (February 28, 2009). "'Great Depression Cooking With Clara' videos are a YouTube sensation". Chicago Tribune. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-02-28/news/0902270462_1_video-katie-couric-stories. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- ↑ Great Depression Cooking - Tomato Sauce (in en). youtube.com (December 24, 2011).
- ↑ Great Depression Cooking. (2020, March 25). "New Videos Announcement" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdC2_Iq3IPo&t=25s