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Apr 15, 2021 · Clara Blandick is best known for her memorable minor role as Auntie Em in The Wizard of Oz. Blandick's health steadily declined throughout the 1950s. Her eyesight began to fail, and she was suffering greatly from severe, painful arthritis. At 69, Blandick had gone into seclusion at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
Clara Blandick (June 4, 1876 - April 15, 1962) was an American actress. She acted in stage plays and movies. She played Auntie Em in the movie The Wizard of Oz. She also did many other movies. She was raised in Boston. She moved to New York City for her acting career. Blandick committed suicide at age 85 using sleeping pills.
Clara Blandick (born Clara Blanchard Dickey; June 4, 1876 – April 15, 1962) was an American character, film, stage and theater actress who portrayed Aunt Em in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 's The Wizard of Oz (1939). As a character actress, she often played eccentric elderly matriarchs.
Clara Blandick (born Clara Blanchard Dickey) was an American stage and screen actress best known for her role as Auntie Em in the beloved 1939 classic film The Wizard of Oz.
Blandick, Clara (1880–1962) American actress. Born June 4, 1880, on American ship anchored in Hong Kong; committed suicide, April 15, 1962, in Hollywood, California. Character actress, played Aunt Polly in Tom Sawyer (1930) and Huckleberry Finn (1931), but best remembered for role of Auntie Em in The Wizard of Oz (1939); other films include ...
Biography. Back in the days of the studio system, character players with interesting faces were kept under contract to add spice to scenes. One such actress was Clara Blandick, a name some may not recall, but they would remember her face. Thanks to perennial TV airings and the advent of home video, generations of children have been exposed to ...
Marie writes: Every once in while, I'll see something on the internet that makes me happy I wasn't there in person. Behold the foolish and the brave: standing on one of the islands that appear during the dry season, kayacker's Steve Fisher, Dale Jardine and Sam Drevo, were able to peer over the edge after paddling up to the lip of Victoria Falls; the largest waterfall in the world and which ...
