Mamo Clark

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

Mamo Clark
Clark in a studio portrait
Born	Marguerite Mamo Clark[1] (1914-12-06)December 6, 1914 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Died	December 18, 1986(1986-12-18) (aged 72) Panorama City, California, U.S.
Other names	Mamo
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles 1965[2]
Years active	1935–1940
Spouse	James M. Rawley
Children	1

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
1935	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