Mamo Clark
Clark in a studio portrait
Born
Marguerite Mamo Clark[1]

(1914-12-06)December 6, 1914
DiedDecember 18, 1986(1986-12-18) (aged 72)
Other namesMamo
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles 1965[2]
Years active19351940
SpouseJames M. Rawley
ChildrenJames Rawley Jr

Marguerite Mamo Clark (December 6, 1914 – December 18, 1986), sometimes billed as Mamo, was an American actress and author.

Early life

Marguerite Mamo Clark was born on December 6, 1914, in Honolulu, Hawaii. On July 1, 1933, Clark sailed to the mainland United States on the SS Malolo with her stepmother, May Kaaolani Clark, and father, Joseph Kealakaimana Clark. Her stepmother was the daughter of John Adams Cummins. Her biological mother was Evelina Mahoe. Both her mother and stepmother were descendants of 15th-century Hawaiian chief Liloa and distant relatives of Kamehameha I.[3]

Film career

She made her film debut in a featured role in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) as Miamiti, Fletcher Christian's (Clark Gable) wife in the film. The following year she appeared in the serial Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island as a Polynesian princess. In 1937, she appeared with Mutiny on the Bounty co-star Movita in The Hurricane. Clark played roles in several 'B-pictures with Pacific Island settings, for instance Hawaii Calls (1938).

One Million B.C. (1940) provided her with a substantial role as the "Queen of the Rock Tribe" appearing with Lon Chaney Jr. The same year she appeared in the film The Girl From God's Country. She retired from films after a minor role in the Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne film Seven Sinners (1940).

Personal life

Clark married U.S. Army Captain James Rawley and had a son, James Rawley Jr. After marriage, she retired from show business and went back to school, earning a degree from UCLA in 1965.[4]

Clark died on December 18, 1986.[4]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1935Mutiny on the BountyMaimiti
1936Robinson Crusoe of Clipper IslandPrincess Melani
1937The HurricaneHitia
Wallaby Jim of the IslandsLana
1938Hawaii CallsHina
Air DevilsLolano
BoolooNative Girl
Mutiny on the BlackhawkMamo
1940One Million B.C.Nupondi
Girl from God's CountryMrs. Bearfat Tillicoot
Seven SinnersNative Girl at Antro's TableUncredited

References

  1. "Mrs. May Clark Dies On Coast". Newspaper.com. Honolulu Advertiser. 30 December 1935. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  2. "Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal - Google News Archive Search".
  3. Kapiikauinamoku (April 25, 1956). "Charles Mahoe Family Descendants of Chief: The family". The Story of Maui Royalty.
  4. 1 2 "Mamo Clark; She Played Gable's Wife in 'Mutiny'". Los Angeles Times. 1986-12-20. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
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