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Blanche Sweet was an American actor, stage actor, film actor and television actor, born on 18 June 1896 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Her career began in 1909, and she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, recognised in that collection.
Sweet's spouses were Raymond Hackett and Marshall Neilan. She died on 6 September 1986 in New York City, of a stroke, by natural causes, and was buried at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
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Film & TV
Chicago, Illinois, USA
From Wikipedia Sarah Blanche Sweet (June 18, 1896 – September 6, 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry. Sweet is renowned for her energetic, independent roles, at variance with the 'ideal' Griffith type of vulnerable, often fragile, femininity. After many starring roles, her first real landmark film was…
Known for
- Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter — Narrator (voice)1982
- Hollywood — Self1980
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis1959
- The Thin Man1957
- Make Mine Memories1945
- Twenty Years After — (archive footage)1944
- Show Girl in Hollywood — Donny Harris1930
- The Woman Racket — Julia Barnes Hayes1930
- The Silver Horde — Queenie1930
- The Woman in White — Laura Fairlie / Anne Catherick1929
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Key facts
- Born
- Sarah Blanche Sweet , ( 1896-06-18 ) June 18, 1896, Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
- Died
- September 6, 1986 (1986-09-06) (aged 90), New York City, U.S.
- Other names
- Sarah Blanche Alexander, Blanche Alexander, Daphne Wayne, Blanche Hackett
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1909–1930, 1958–1960
- Notable work
- Full list
- Spouses
- Marshall Neilan ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1922 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1929 ) Raymond Hackett ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1935 ; died 1958 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Marshall Neilan
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Blanche Sweet, head and shoulders, facing front LCCN2005679814.jpg
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- Commons category
- Blanche Sweet
- date of birth
- 1896-06-18
- date of death
- 1986-09-06
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1909-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- place of burial
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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Encyclopedic overview
Sarah Blanche Sweet (June 18, 1896 – September 6, 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the early days of the motion picture film industry. Throughout her career, Sweet appeared in 121 silent films and three sound films.
Early life
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