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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. [3]
Mae Clarke. Actress: Frankenstein. Vivacious, blonde Mae Clarke was exposed to cinema from an early age, her father being an organist in a motion picture cinema. Growing up in Atlantic City, New Jersey, she learned how to dance. At the tender age of 13 she was already performing in nightclubs and amateur theatricals.
Tom's first girlfriend Kitty was played by Mae Clarke, who was uncredited. Kitty is eventually dumped by Tom for Gwen after he pushes half a grapefruit into her face, the most famous scene in the movie. Joan Blondell played Mamie, Matt's girlfriend.
May 1, 1992 · Mae Clarke, a film actress best remembered for the scene in which James Cagney pushed a grapefruit in her face in the 1931 gangster movie "Public Enemy," died...
Calling all cinephiles and Classic Hollywood devotees! 🎞️ Join me as we honor the extraordinary Mae Clarke, an indelible force in the golden age of cinema. ...
Apr 30, 1992 · Mae Clarke, the quintessential gun moll whose sharply etched features once were conjoined to a grapefruit, thus ensuring her a place in motion picture mythology, died Wednesday afternoon.
May or Mae Clark (e) may refer to: May Clark (1885–1971), English silent film actress. Mae Clarke (1897–1982), American film and TV actress.
Apr 29, 1992 · Mae Clarke (born Violet Mary Klotz in 1910) was an American stage, screen, and television actress. She is best known for being the recipient of Jimmy Cagney's half grapefruit in 'The Public Enemy' and for her role in 'Frankenstein'.
Mae Clarke was a beautiful and talented screen actress whose career shone most brightly in early-1930s "pre-Code" films. She's become a favorite of mine, so I'd like to share my top picks for the uninitiated.
A nightclub dancer in her teens, Mae Clarke rose to prominence on the Broadway musical stage of the 1920s. In films, Clarke nearly always seemed predestined for tragedy and abuse: she played the long-suffering bride of the title character in Frankenstein (1931), the self-sacrificing trollop Molly Molloy in The Front Page (1931), and the ...
