Mae Clarke

Mae Clarke was an American actress born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 16th, 1910. Although she appeared in nearly ninety films, her only contribution to the horror genre was in the role of Elizabeth, the fiancée of Henry Frankenstein. Clarke did not reprise the role for Bride of Frankenstein and the character was instead played by Valerie Hobson, this time under the full married name of Elizabeth Frankenstein. Mae Clarke is the first actress to represent the character originally created by Mary Shelley for her 1816 novel, Frankenstein. Mae Clarke passed away from cancer on April 29th, 1992.

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 * Has been married and divorced three times.