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Margaret Catherine (Yoder) Clark (1907 - 1970)

Margaret Catherine Clark formerly Yoder
Born in Texas, United Statesmap
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Wife of — married 1932 (to 1933) in Paris, Seine, Francemap
Wife of — married 5 Jun 1934 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 62 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United Statesmap
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Biography

Margo Yoder Clark, professionally known as "Veres" (Redhead in Hungarian), was an artist, famous for her paintings of clowns. She was also an accomplished pianist. She graduated from the Conservatory of Music in Chicago in 1927 and earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of Illinois in Chicago.

Margaret was born 25 June 1907 in Texas, the daughter of Dennis Yoder and Pearl Bertram.

She married Albert E. Jubell 21 April 1928 in Chicago. [1]

She married Bunce Allen in 1932 in Paris. He was the stepbrother of Wallis Simpson, the wife of the Duke of Windsor.

She married Goerge Waterman Fisher, the Hollywood columnist, 5 June 1934 in Los Angeles.[2]

She married the film actor Dane Clark 24 April 1941.[3]

She passed away in 1970. [4]

Obituary:[5]

Wife of Actor Found Dead

West Los Angeles (AP)--Margo Clark, the artist-wife of actor Dane Clark, was found dead in her studio workshop at their home. Clark, 55, who found her body Monday, told police his wife, 55, had been despondent and ill. An autopsy was ordered. Mrs. Clark, who painted under the name Veres, Hungarian for redhead, was a Texas native. She had been married to the actor for 24 years.

Sources

  1. "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21K-QNY8 : 28 November 2018), Albert E Jubell and Margaret C Yoder, 21 Apr 1928; citing Marriage, Cook, Illinois, United States, citing Cook County Clerk. Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 102197810.
  2. "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8JX-CCM : 9 March 2021), George Waterman Fischer and Margaret Catherine Yoder, 05 Jun 1934; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,113,650.
  3. Dane Clark Biography on IMDb.
  4. Find a Grave Memorial for Margaret (Margot) Catherine "aka Veres" Yoder Clark.
  5. Grand Rapids Press Tuesday, Mar 17, 1970 Grand Rapids, MI Page: 24.




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