AustLit
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Image via Sunday Times, 26 June 1927, p.26.
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Image via Sunday Times, 26 June 1927, p.26.Marian Marcus Clarke, daughter of Marcus Clarke and the youngest of his six children, was only four months old when her father died. She became an actor, following in her mother's footsteps after whom she was named. Clarke lived in the United States for several years, where she appeared in at least one Broadway play, The Great Way. Her ambition was to see her father's novel For the Term of His Natural Life adapted to screen by an Australian company.See full AustLit entry -
Marian Marcus Clarke, born Ethel Marian Clarke, is an actress and playwright, best known for being her father's daughter. Her script For the Term of His Natural Life, adapted from her father's novel, was never performed on stage but her ambition was to see her father's story made into a film. A film version of For the Term of His Natural Life was produced, but not from her manuscript, yet Clarke played the part of Lady Devine.
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The story begins in England with a young Ellinor Wade wanting to run away and elope with her beloved, Lord Bellasis, yet her uncle has other plans for her to marry the wealthy Sir Richard Devine. She submits to her uncle's request and marries Sir Devine. Years later, her son, young Richard Devine, is cast out by his father as he learns the truth of Ellinor's indiscretions with Lord Bellasis all those years ago. Bellasis is found murdered and robbed, young Richard is blamed, and sent away on a convict ship heading towards Australia.
(...more)This manuscript is an adaptation of the novel 'His Natural Life' by Marcus Clarke, the father of Ethel Marian Clarke.
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Table Talk Article
Source: "Marian Marcus Clarke," Table Talk, Thursday 30 September 1926, p.25.
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Miss Clarke's Role
Article in The Daily Telegraph about Marian Marcus Clarke's role in For the Term of His Natural Life.
Source: "The Term," Daily Telegraph, Saturday 20 August 1927, p.15.
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