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JOAN BLONDELL , AMERICAN ACTRESS DIED 1979 DECEMBER 25

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JOAN BLONDELL , AMERICAN ACTRESS DIED 1979 DECEMBER 25 Rose Joan Blondell (August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an American actress[1] who performed in movies and on television for half a century. She began her career in vaudeville. After winning a beauty pageant, Blondell embarked upon a film career. Establishing herself as a sexy, wisecracking blonde, she was a Pre-Code staple of Warner Bros. pictures, and appeared in more than 100 movies and television productions. She was most active in films during the 1930s, and during this time, she co-starred with Glenda Farrell in nine films, in which the duo portrayed gold diggers. Blondell continued acting in major film roles for the rest of her life, often in small character roles or supporting television roles. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in The Blue Veil (1951). Near the end of her life, Blondell was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for h...

HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS GLORIA BLONDELL BORN AUGUST 16,1910

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HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS GLORIA BLONDELL  BORN AUGUST 16,1910 Gloria Blondell (August 16, 1910 – March 25, 1986) was an actress and voice actress between 1938 and 1962, and was the younger sister of Joan Blondell.[1] Family[edit] Blondell came from a family of entertainers. She once said, "[S]ome member of my family has been in the theater ever since the time of Richard the Lionhearted."[2] Her father, Ed Blondell, was an actor for 80 years.[2] Stage[edit] Gloria Blondell said that she first went on stage when she was 9 months old, and she was described as "a trouper at three [years of age]. "[2] Her  family comprised a vaudeville troupe, the "Bouncing Blondells", whose members were her parents, her sister and her brother. [3] In 1935, she appeared   in the Broadway production of Three Men on a Horse at the Playhouse in New York City.[citation needed] Overview (2) Date of Birth 16 August   1910 ,  New York City, New Yor...