MARGUERITE CLARK - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 171589
Sale Price $150.00
Reg. $180.00
MARGUERITE CLARK
The stage and silent film actress pens her name on this 3½x2½ card
Signature: "Marguerite Clark/ Happyland", in black ink, 3½x2½. Two printed b/w photos, one
measuring 3x2½ and the other 1x¾, affixed to card stock. Clark played the role of Sylvia in
Happyland during its Broadway run from October 2, 1905 to June 2, 1906. Actress
Marguerite Clark (1883-1940) made her Broadway debut in 1900, at age 17. In 1903, the
diminutive (just under 5 feet tall) Clark was cast opposite 6'6" DeWolf Hopper in Mr.
Pickwick. Naturally cast in youthful roles at first, Clark retained such a youthful
appearance that she continued to play such roles into her thirties. She starred in several
fantasy plays, including Snow White (1912). Clark made her first film at age 31, continuing
to play fantasy roles such as The Goose Girl, and reprising her role in Snow White in
1916. All but the last of her 40 movies were made with Famous Players-Lasky. Her last
feature, Scramble Wives, was produced and directed by Clark herself. After that film she
retired from the film industry to the home of her husband, wealthy Louisiana plantation
owner Harry Palmerston White. Clark inherited his aviation company, Wedell-Williams Air
Service Corp., following his 1936 death in a plane crash. The actress died of pneumonia four
years later. Adhesive remnants on verso. Lightly stained. Edges worn. Toned. Otherwise, fine
condition.
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