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

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. 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

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. Her biological mother was Evelina Mahoe. Both her mother and stepmother were descendants of 15th-century Hawaiian chief Liloa and distant relatives of

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Film career

She made her film debut in a featured role in ''

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'' (1935) as Miamiti, Fletcher Christian's (

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) wife in the film. The following year she appeared in the serial '' Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island'' as a

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n princess. In 1937, she appeared with ''Mutiny on the Bounty'' co-star Movita in '' The Hurricane''. Clark played roles in several B-pictures with

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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

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and

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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

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in 1965. Clark died on December 18, 1986.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Mamo 1914 births 1986 deaths Native Hawaiian actresses American film actresses Actresses from Honolulu Writers from Honolulu 20th-century American actresses