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- Her Parents Carried Her Everywhere
- She Had A Unique Upbringing
- She Was Far Away from Home
- She Was Very Pretty
- She Changed
- She Made It to The Big Apple
- Her Broadway Performance Led to Something
- She Had A Mind of Her Own
- She Was Part of A Duo
- Her Co-Star Adored Her
Rose Joan Blondell joined the glamorous Blondell family on a hot summer day in 1906. Since the family were busy vaudevillians, they were always on tour. Born in New York, Little Blondel had no choice but to be carried around from one show to the other—reportedly, her cradle was a property trunk. She was meant to be a “showbiz” baby. Getty Images
As young as four months old, Blondell had a taste of the good old stage dust. She had her first appearance in the show The Greatest Love, where she was carried on in a cradle. Right out of the gates, she was a born performer. Blondell certainly had a unique upbringing—but the wild ride didn't end there. Getty Images
Growing up, Blondell was never home. Thanks to her family and their tours, she experienced various cultures and lived in many places—from Honolulu to Australia. Just as she stepped into her teenage years, the Blondell family decided to come back home, eventually settling in Dallas. Blondell, on the other hand, had some big plans for her own future....
With her silky blonde hair and dashing blue eyes, Blondell entered the 1926 Miss Dallas pageant. No surprise—she won, but that wasn't all. She entered other pageants—Miss America and even Miss Universe. Even though she didn’t win those, she reached the finals for both of them, which probably gave her a good ego boost. However, on her journey throug...
During her time running from one pageant to the other, Blondell changed one significant thing about herself. Contrary to what we expected, it didn’t have to do anything with her looks. Instead, she decided to give herself a different name—Rosebud Blondell. From 1926 onward, she used that name everywhere. In fact, the new name led to some new risky ...
As of 1927, the 21-year-old Blondell moved to New York—full of hope. Fortunately, she made her New York debut in no time, and on Broadway, no less. After that, it seemed like she could do everything, and she did. She worked as a model, a clerk, and even a circus hand. But her true love was always Broadway, and she couldn't wait to get back on that ...
In 1929, Joan Blondell teamed up with James Cagney in a Broadway production named Penny Arcade. The show was a hit, inspiring Warner Brothers to produce it as a movie under the name of Sinner’s Holiday. Of course, the movie had the same leads—Blondell and Cagney. The next stop was Hollywood. Getty Images
When Blondell changed teams as she moved from the East to the West, Hollywood made a dreadful request of her.As she began working for Warner Bros, the studio boss Jack L Warner wanted her to change her name to Inez Holmes. Unfortunately for them, Blondell had a strong mind of her own and refused. Of course, when it came to rocking the boat, this wa...
The two newcomers—Cagney and Blondell—seemed to excel on the big screen. People adored them together, and therefore, casting directors seized every opportunity to pair them up. In the following years, Blondell made six movies with him—six movies that equaled countless hours together. The consequences were unbelievable. Getty Images
After spending all this time together, one might assume that the two actors would get sick of one another. In fact, Blondell reported that they adored each other—and Cagney confirmed her sentiments. He even said that Blondell was the only woman he loved, other than his wife, of course. But Cagney wasn't the only Old Hollywood legend she rubbed shou...
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Photo: Joan Blondell and Dick Powell in Gold Diggers of 1937 (Busby Berkeley, 1936). American actress Joan Blondell (1906–1979) performed in more than 100 films and on television for five decades, often as the wisecracking blonde. After winning a beauty pageant, Joan Blondell embarked upon a film career.
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Joan Blondell. Actress: Grease. With blonde hair, big blue eyes and a big smile, Joan Blondell was usually cast as the wisecracking working girl who was the lead's best friend. Joan was born Rose Blondell in Manhattan, New York, the daughter of Katie and Eddie Blondell, who were vaudeville performers. Her father was a Polish Jewish immigrant ...
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