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Joan Blondell
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American actress (1906–1979)
Key facts
- Born
- Rose Joan Blondell , ( 1906-08-30 ) August 30, 1906, New York City, U.S.
- Died
- December 25, 1979 (1979-12-25) (aged 73), Santa Monica, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1927–1979
- Spouses
- George Barnes ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1933 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1936 ) Dick Powell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1936 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1944 ) Mike Todd ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1950 )
- Children
- 2, including Norman Powell
- Relatives
- Gloria Blondell (sister)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joan
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Manhattan
- Place of death
- Santa Monica
- Spouse
- Mike Todd
- Sibling
- Gloria Blondell
- Occupation
- film actor
- Employer
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Joan Blondell - 1936.jpg
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- cause of death
- leukemia
- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Commons category
- Joan Blondell
- date of birth
- 1906-08-30
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- date of death
- 1979-12-25
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Joan Blondell
- start of work period
- 1927-00-00
- end of work period
- 1979-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Joan Blondell
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Encyclopedic overview
Rose Joan Blondell (August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an American actress who performed in film and television for 50 years.
Blondell began her career in vaudeville. After winning a beauty pageant, she embarked on a film career, establishing herself as a Pre-Code staple of Warner Bros. Pictures in wisecracking, sexy roles, appearing in more than 100 films and television productions. She was described as a "brassy blonde with a heart of gold." Blondell was most active in film during the 1930s and early 1940s, and during that time co-starred with Glenda Farrell, a colleague and close friend, in nine films. Blondell continued acting on film and television for the rest of her life, often in small, supporting roles. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Blue Veil (1951). In 1958, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance as Mrs. Farrow in The Rope Dancers.
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