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Apr 29, 1992 · Mae Clarke 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'.
Mar 7, 2022 · Mae Clarke was born Violet Klotz in Philadelphia in 1910, which sounds like a mean joke from a W.C. Fields movie. She grew up in Atlantic City and was a young teenager when she started dancing professionally.
Mar 25, 2008 · "Lady Killer" is a small scale film that fits more action into 74 minutes than most films manage in twice that length! It is a light-hearted film in which Cagney, on the run from gangsters, makes a dash for Hollywood with his girlfriend (played by Mae Clarke). Upon arrival there, he becomes a big star in the silent movies.
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TIL There’s a famous scene in the 1931 film “The Public Enemy” where James Cagney smashes a grapefruit in Mae Clarke’s face. Clark’s ex-husband loved that scene so much he would repeatedly buy tickets and watch it over and over again, getting shushed when his laughter got too loud.
Mae Clarke American actress Mae Clarke was born Violet Mary Klotz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the 16th of August, 1910. Studying dancing as a child, she began her stage career in vaudeville, supplementing her income by working in night clubs.
Apr 29, 1992 · WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. -- Mae Clarke, the saucy actress famed for having a grapefurit shoved in her face by James Cagney in 'The Public Enemy,' died of natural causes Wednesday at the Motion ...
Sep 20, 2015 · While the film is funny and entertaining, by today’s standards there is plenty that could be considered in questionable taste. The treatment of Mae Clarke is especially unsettling, dragging her across the room and literally kicking her out is played for pure laughs (even the publicity for the film focused on Cagney’s treatment of Clarke).
