Talk:Marlene Clark

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Ironic, considering Clark first reached the public eye as a model for various New York magazines and newspapers during the late 1960s -- “a wonderful time, because more and more opportunities like that were opening up for black women,” she notes. These gigs led to bit parts in late-‘60s filmed like FOR LOVE OF IVY, MIDNIGHT COWBOY, and -- most notably -- PUTNEY SWOPE.....	Clark first reached the public eye as a model for various New York magazines and newspapers during the late 1960s. Clark noted her experiences as a model as “a wonderful time, because more and more opportunities like that were opening up for black women.” These gigs led to Clark getting offered bit parts in films made in the late 1960s like For Love of Ivy (1968) with Sidney Poitier, the Academy Award for Best Picture winner Midnight Cowboy (1969) with Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, and most notably Putney Swope (1969) which was directed by Robert Downey, Sr.
...Clark joined the cast during fall 1976.... a rare opportunity to exercise her comedic skills.	Clark joined the cast during the fall of 1976 and the show presented Clark in a rare opportunity to exercise her comedic skills.

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