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Mae Clarke
Deceased

How Did Mae Clarke Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 81
Also known asViolet Mary Klotz, Mae ClarkGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn16/08/1910Born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USADied29/04/1992 (aged 81)Died inWoodland HillsCausecancerWikidataQ435532 ↗Buried atValhalla Memorial Park CemeteryTMDb#29814 ↗

Mae Clarke was an American actress. She is widely remembered for playing Henry Frankenstein's bride Elizabeth, who is chased by Boris Karloff in Frankenstein, and for being on the receiving end of James Cagney's halved grapefruit in The Public Enemy. Both films were released in 1931.

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Filmography78 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1992James Cagney: Top of the WorldMovieSelf82
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?MovieSelf (archive footage)65
1967Thoroughly Modern MillieMovieSecretary (uncredited)57
1966BatmanSeriesLady56
1966A Big Hand for the Little LadyMovieMrs. Craig56
1965F TroopSeries—55
1959Ask Any GirlMovieWoman on Train (uncredited)49
1959The DeputySeriesMrs. Barker49
1958The TexanSeriesRuth Clifford48
1957Perry MasonSeriesSwitchboard Opr. #247
1956The Catered AffairMovieSaleswoman (uncredited)46
1956Boy with a KnifeMovieMable Phillips46
1956Come Next SpringMovieMyrtle46
1956MohawkMovieMinikah46
1956The Desperados Are in TownMovieJane Kesh46
1956Ride The High IronMovieMrs. Vanders46
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeriesSally Roweday45
1955WichitaMovieMrs. McCoy45
1955I Died a Thousand TimesMovieMabel Baughman (uncredited)45
1955Women's PrisonMovieMatron Saunders45
1955Not as a StrangerMovieNurse Odell45
1954Public DefenderSeriesMrs. Martin44
1954Magnificent ObsessionMovieMrs. Miller44
1953Letter to LorettaSeriesGrace Summers43
1952The Ford Television TheatreSeries—42
1952Four Star PlayhouseSeriesMrs. Braun42
1952Singin' in the RainMovieHairdresser (uncredited)42
1952Pat and MikeMovieGolfer (uncredited)42
1952Horizons WestMovieMrs. Jane Tarleton42
1952Skirts Ahoy!MovieMiss LaValle (uncredited)42
1952Because of YouMovieMiss Peach42
1952ThunderbirdsMovieMrs. Jones42
1951Callaway Went ThatawayMovieMother On Train (uncredited)41
1951DragnetSeries—41
1951The Great CarusoMovieWoman (uncredited)41
1951The People Against O'HaraMovieReceptionist (uncredited)41
1951Royal WeddingMovieTelephone Operator #1 (uncredited)41
1951The Unknown ManMovieStella's Friend (uncredited)41
1951Inside StraightMovieNurse41
1950Lux Video TheatreSeriesNancy Voorhees Townsend40
1950Annie Get Your GunMovieMrs. Adams (uncredited)40
1950The Yellow Cab ManMovieCasualty Company Secretary (uncredited)40
1950The Reformer and the RedheadMovieCounter Lady (uncredited)40
1950The Skipper Surprised His WifeMovieClubwoman (uncredited)40
1950Duchess of IdahoMovieBetty (uncredited)40
1949Gun RunnerMovieKate Diamond39
1949King of the Rocket MenMovieGlenda Thomas39
1949Streets of San FranciscoMovieHazel Logan39
1948Daredevils of the CloudsMovieKay Cameron38
1945KittyMovieMolly35
1944Here Come the WavesMovieEns. Kirk (uncredited)34
1942Flying TigersMovieVerna Bales32
1942Lady from ChungkingMovieLavara32
1941Sailors on LeaveMovieGwen31
1937Outlaws of the OrientMovieJoan Manning27
1936Great GuyMovieJanet Henry26
1936Hearts in BondageMovieConstance Jordan26
1936Wild Brian KentMovieBetty Prentice26
1934This Side of HeavenMovieJane Turner24
1934NanaMovieSatin24
1933Lady KillerMovieMyra23
1933Fast WorkersMovieMary23
1933Parole GirlMovieSylvia23
1933PenthouseMovieMimi Montagne23
1933Turn Back the ClockMovieMary Gimlet / Mary Wright23
1932The Penguin Pool MurderMovieGwen Parker22
1932Breach of PromiseMovieHattie Pugmire22
1932Three Wise GirlsMovieGladys Kane22
1932Night WorldMovieRuth Taylor22
1932BooMovieElizabeth (edited from "Frankenstein")22
1932The Final EditionMovieAnne Woodman22
1931The Good Bad GirlMovieMarcia Cameron21
1931FrankensteinMovieElizabeth21
1931Waterloo BridgeMovieMyra Deauville21
1930The DancersMovieMaxine20
1929Nix on DamesMovieJackie Lee19
1929Big TimeMovieLily Clark19
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