British actor who gained cinematic immortality with his performance in the title role of the classic 1931 horror film Frankenstein and its subsequent sequel The Bride of Frankenstein. Clive also was successful in several non-horror roles including Christopher Strong in which he co-starred with a young Katherine Hepburn. Unfortunately, like a comet, Clive's career soon burned out as he became a victim of alcholism which contributed greatly to his untimely death from pneumonia.
Clive's girlfriend, actress Iris Lancaster, made funeral arrangements for him in the absence of any family
Clive was cremated after his death but his ashes were unclaimed and their actual location today is unknown.