L. Arlene “Buddy” Clay (1912–2016) was a symphony performer, volunteer plane spotter, and Alaskan judge. She was born on August 2, 1912 in Gardiner, Maine to Charles Gordon Palmer and Annie Mayne. She graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music in 1934. Seven years later, she married music conductor Earl V. Clay. They thereafter moved to Manchester, New Hampshire where they each performed for different symphonies.