He and his former wife, Margarita Cordova owned and operated the El Cid flamenco club in Los Angeles for nearly two decades.
Clark Allen was shot in a robbery attempt at his nightclub the "El Cid" in 1972. He nearly died from the wound. His recovery, which took nearly a year, surprised even his doctors.
Also a singer, he toured with poet Carl Sandburg in the theatrical production of 'The World of Carl Sandburg".
He had 2 children with Margarita Cordova. A girl named Angela, who is a fine artist, and a boy David Clark, who is a musician.
Clark Allen was also a fine artist and exhibited in the Los Angeles area. His paintings were in the Mid-Century Modern, Abstract, and Latin-Modernist style. His favorite subjects were portraits, modernist figures, and colorful flamenco dancers, which were all skillfully executed. Actor Vincent Price was an avid collector of his work.
Clark Allen was a musician, singer, music and nautical historian, painter, sculptor, model-maker, actor, linguist, successful businessman, and because of his good looks, a highly sought-after artist model.