Clarence Edwards: Where Is Shania Twain’s Father Now?

Who Is Clarence Edwards?

Clarence Edwards is the father of Shania Twain, a Canadian singer, and songwriter. Shania Twain has made name for herself and for her work, she has been able to receive five Grammy Awards, a World Music Award, 27 BMI Songwriter Awards, stars on Canada’s Walk of Fame and the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and inductions into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Clarence Edwards: Bio Summary

Clarence Edwards is the biological father of Shania Twain and her two sisters Carrie Ann Edwards, and Jill Edwards. Unfortunately, certain information and details about Clarence such as his early life, parents, siblings, education, and more are not available at the moment.

Clarence Edwards was raised away from the spotlight and he has maintained a low-key life and chose not to reveal his personal details to the media. He was married to Sharon Morrison. He and Sharon are the parents of his three daughters, Shania, Carrie Ann, and Jill.

Clarence Edwards and Sharon Morrison divorced for some personal reasons and Sharon remarried. It is unknown if Clarence also remarried or not. Meanwhile, Sharon will go on to marry a man named Jerry Twain, a full-blooded Ojibwe. Jerry took care of Clarence’s three girls and adopted them.

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Jerry Twain changed the girl’s surname to Twain legally. He and Clarence’s ex-wife had a son Mark Twain and adopted Darryl Twain. Clarence’s daughter Shania Twain refused to publicly acknowledge Clarence as her father for years. When Shania was asked why she said:

‘My father (Jerry) went out of his way to raise three daughters that weren’t even his. For me to acknowledge another man as my father, a man who was never there for me as a father, who wasn’t the one who struggled every day to put food on our table, would have hurt him terribly.

We were a family. Step-father, step-brothers, we never used that vocabulary in our home. To have referred to him as my stepfather would have been the worst slap across the face to him.’

Years later after Clarence left his children, he revealed he was missing his daughter, saying in 1996 that the last time he saw his daughter Shania was when she was 15. He explain that the reason he divorced Sharon was that she was over-possessive.

“Shania’s my daughter, and I’m very proud of her. But it breaks my heart that, she’s cut me off,” Clarence was quoted as saying in the National Enquirer.

“I was married to Shania’s mother for seven years, and I was there with Eilleen and her sister Carrie-Ann until they were 5 or 6. I had a very stressful job, being a railroad engineer. On top of that, Shania’s mom was a very jealous, possessive person. She didn’t like me to do normal things like go out for a beer with my friends.

“I had to be home all the time. There was a lot of stress. I had a nervous breakdown and wound up in the hospital for a time. Shortly after I got out, I just decided enough was enough. One day, I just left. My wife Sharon was already with her boyfriend, Jerry Twain.”

Also Read: Carrie Ann Edwards: Who Is Shania Twain’s Sister?

Where Is Shania Twain’s Father Now?

Clarence Edwards, Shania Twain’s biological father is not well known. He hasn’t been in the spotlight so much is unknown about his life. His whereabouts cannot be determined. He is living a very low-profile life away from the limelight. It is unknown if he is dead or still alive.