Mae Clarke
Mae Clarke | |
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Clarke in 1932 | |
| Born | Violet Mary Klotz August 16, 1910 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 29, 1992 (aged 81) |
| Resting place | Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1926–1970 |
| Spouses | Stevens Bancroft
(m. 1937; div. 1940)
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Mae Clarke (born Violet Mary Klotz; August 16, 1910 – April 29, 1992) 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.