Mamo Clark

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.

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.

Clark died on December 18, 1986.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1935 Mutiny on the Bounty Maimiti 1936 Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island Princess Melani 1937 The Hurricane Hitia Wallaby Jim of the Islands Lana 1938 Hawaii Calls Hina Air Devils Lolano Booloo Native Girl Mutiny on the Blackhawk Mamo 1940 One Million B.C. Nupondi Girl from God's Country Mrs. Bearfat Tillicoot Seven Sinners Native Girl at Antro's Table Uncredited