HOLLYWOOD SILENT FILM ACTRESS SARAH BLANCH SWEET DIED ON SEPTEMBER 6 ,1986
HOLLYWOOD SILENT FILM ACTRESS SARAH BLANCH SWEET DIED ON SEPTEMBER 6 ,1986 Sarah Blanche Sweet (June 18, 1896[1][2][3] – September 6, 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry. Early life[edit] Born in Chicago, Illinois into a family of stock theater and vaudeville performers, Blanche Sweet entered the entertainment industry at an early age. At age 4 she toured in a play called The Battle of the Strong whose star was stage luminary Maurice Barrymore. A decade later Sweet would act with Barrymore's son Lionel in a D. W. Griffith directed film.[4][5] In 1909, she started work at Biograph Studios under contract to director D. W. Griffith. By 1910 she had become a rival to Mary Pickford, who had also started for Griffith the year before. Rise to stardom[edit] Sweet was known for her energetic, independent roles, at variance with the 'ideal' Griffith ...