Robert Clarke(1920-2005)
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
A movie-crazy kid in his native Oklahoma City, Robert Clarke decided at
an early age that he wanted to be an actor, but nevertheless suffered
from stage fright in his first school productions. He acted in
University of Oklahoma radio plays and on stage at the University of
Wisconsin before hitching a ride to California to try to break into the
picture business. After screen tests at 20th Century-Fox and Columbia,
Clarke landed a berth as a contract player at RKO. When RKO dropped his
option three years later, he began freelancing. Clarke married
Alyce King of the singing
The King Sisters in 1956 and, a decade later,
began appearing on TV and on tour with
The King Family. His autobiography, To
"B" or Not to "B": A Film Actor's Odyssey, was published in 1996.
