John Wayne In the 40's

5/23/1933 HCN Elizabeth Yeaman Mae Clarke, who impressed Hollywood with her acting ability when she made her very first screen appearance in a small role, has had more than her share of hard luck. A nervous breakdown from overwork kept her off the screen for six months or more. And when she was up to face the camera again, she was seized by acute appendicitis and rushed to the hospital for an operation. In one of her well intervals, she signed a nice contract with MGM. And starting merrily to w