- Immortal as the recipient of James Cagney's classic grapefruit-in-the-face in The Public Enemy (1931).
- In her late 70s she worked in the "Court of Miracles" show at the Universal Studios Tour in Hollywood, not far from where she had filmed her role as Dr. Frankenstein's wife in Frankenstein (1931).
- Collaborated on shooting three movies with director James Whale in 1931, when both were under contract to Universal: "Waterloo Bridge," "Frankenstein," and "Impatient Maiden.".
- First husband was Fanny Brice's brother, Lewis.
- Despite being prominently featured in two of the best remembered films of all time (as Colin Clive's terrified bride in Frankenstein and the target of James Cagney's grapefruit in Public Enemy) Clark spent the last years of her life as a charity case at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, dying there of cancer in 1992.
- Interred at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood, California, USA, section C, lot #2424.
- Was paired with Lew Ayres in three films: The Impatient Maiden (1932), Night World (1932) and, Silk Hat Kid (1935). She also starred in his only outing as a director, the civil war drama, Hearts in Bondage (1936).
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