Mae ClarkeAKA:
Mary Klotz
Nationality:
American Birthdate:
08/16/1910 Birthplace:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Death Date:
04/29/1992
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biography
This blonde leading lady of the 1930s was a former cabaret dancer and Broadway actress. With attractive but unremarkable looks, Clarke kept very busy during her first decade in films, most notably as the woman on the receiving end of James Cagney's quicksilver temper. In "The Public Enemy" (1931), the film which made Cagney a star, Clarke received the famous grapefruit-in-the-face, and in "Lady Killer" (1933), Cagney dragged Clarke around by the hair. Clarke also suffered memorably at the hands of Frankenstein's monster; Boris Karloff carried her off on her wedding day in James Whale's
Credits
milestones
Year
Milestone
1923
Debut as cabaret dancer
1925
Stage acting debut
1929
First film as actress, "Big Time"
1970
Retired from film acting to teach drama
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