CLARK, MARGUERITE

(1883-1940)

Born in Cincinnati, Marguerite Clark began her career in thechorusof a Milton Aborn touring musical. Bit roles in musicals likeThe Belle of Bohemia(1900) led to aleadingrole inThe Wild Rose(1902) and a stint asDe WolfHopper's costar in a series of musicals includingMr. Pickwick(1903), a revival ofWang(1904),Happyland(1905), andThe Pied Piper(1908). Clark also won acclaim inMargaretMayo's comedyBaby Mine(1910) and costarred withJohn BarrymoreinThe Affairs of Anatol(1912). She received approving notices inSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs(1912) and as the title character ofWinthropAmes's production of Harley Granville-Barker's harlequinade,Prunella(1913), after which she spent most of her career in motion pictures, repeating roles like Prunella and Snow White, as well as Little Eva and Topsy inUncle Tom's Cabin(1918).