Clarke, Mae
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Birthname | Violet Mary Klotz | ||||
born on | 16 August 1910 at 00:00 (= 12:00 midnight ) | ||||
Place | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 39n57, 75w10 | ||||
Timezone | EST h5w (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
American screen actress, widely known for playing Henry Frankenstein's bride Elizabeth Lavenza, who is chased by Boris Karloff in Frankenstein, and for being on the receiving end of James Cagney's halved grapefuit in The Public Enemy. Both films were released in 1931.
Mae Clarke started her professional career as a dancer in New York City, sharing a room with Barbara Stanwyck. She subsequently starred in many films for Universal Studios.
Clarke appeared as Myra Deauville in the 1931 pre-Code version of Waterloo Bridge. In the film she portrays a young American woman who is forced by circumstance into a life of prostitution in World War I London.
By the mid-1930s, Clarke was no longer a leading lady. In 1933, Clarke and actor Phillips Holmes were in a single-car accident that left her with a broken jaw and facial scarring.
On television, Clarke appeared in many episodic series, including General Hospital, Perry Mason and Batman. Clarke retired in 1970 and taught drama.
Clarke was married and divorced three times; all the unions were childless. She died from cancer on 29 April 1992, aged 81, in Woodland Hills, California.
Relationships
- associate relationship with Cagney, James (born 17 July 1899). Notes: Co-stars in 1931 film "The Public Enemy"
- associate relationship with Karloff, Boris (born 23 November 1887). Notes: Co-stars in 1931 classic film "Frankenstein"
- friend relationship with Stanwyck, Barbara (born 16 July 1907)
- has other family relationship with Brice, Fanny (born 29 October 1891). Notes: Sisters-in-law
Events
- Health : Accident (Non-fatal) 1933 (Car accident; broken jaw and facial scarring)
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield provided birth certificate: born at "12 AM."
Categories
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Cancer
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Accident/Injury (Broken jaw and facial scarring)
- Family : Relationship : Number of Divorces (Three)
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Three)
- Family : Parenting : Kids none
- Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease (Cancer)
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 81)
- Vocation : Education : Teacher (Drama)
- Vocation : Education : Teacher (Drama)
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress (Film and TV)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Dancer/ Teacher
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession (Hollywood film star)
- 1910 births
- Birthday 16 August
- Birthplace Philadelphia, PA (US)
- Sun 22 Leo
- Moon 26 Sagittarius
- Asc 15 Gemini
- 1992 deaths
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Cancer
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Accident/Injury
- Family : Relationship : Number of Divorces
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages
- Family : Parenting : Kids none
- Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs
- Vocation : Education : Teacher
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Dancer/ Teacher
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession