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First Name

Joan

Last Name

Blondell

Birthday

1906-08-30

Height

Build

Slim

Eye Color

Blue

Hair Color

Blonde

Birthplace

New York, New York

Zodiac Sign

Virgo

Died

1979-12-25

Place of Death

Santa Monica, California

Cause of Death

Leukemia

Ethnicity

White

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Religion

Christian

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With blonde hair, big blue eyes and a big smile, Joan was usually cast as the wisecracking working girl who was the lead`s best friend. Born into vaudeville to a comic named Eddie, Joan was on the stage when she was three years old. For years, she toured the circuit with her parents and joined a stock company when she was 17. She made her New York debut with the Ziegfeld Follies and appeared in several Broadway productions. She was starring with James Cagney on Broadway in "Penny Arcade" (1929) when Warner Brothers decided to film the play as Sinners` Holiday (1930). Both Cagney and Joan were given the leads, and the film was a success. She would be teamed with Cagney again in The Public Enemy (1931) and Blonde Crazy (1931) among others. In The Office Wife (1930), she stole the scene when she was dressing for work. While Warner Brothers made Cagney a star, Joan never rose to that level. In gangster movies or musicals, her performances were good enough for second leads, but not first lead. In the 1930s, she made a career playing gold-diggers and happy-go-lucky girlfriends. She would be paired with Dick Powell in ten musicals during these years, and they were married for ten years. By 1939, Joan had left Warner Brothers to become an independent actress, but by then, the blonde role was being defined by actresses like Veronica Lake. Her work slowed greatly as she went into straight comedy or dramatic roles. Three of her better roles were in Topper Returns (1941), Cry `Havoc` (1943), and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945). By the 50s, Joan would garner an Academy Award nomination for The Blue Veil (1951), but her biggest career successes would be on the stage, including a musical version of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." In 1957, Joan would again appear on the screen as a drunk in Lizzie (1957) and as mature companion to Jayne Mansfield in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957). While she would appear in a number of television shows during the 50s and 60s, she had the regular role of Winifred on "The Real McCoys" (1957) during the 1963 season. Her role in the drama The Cincinnati Kid (1965) was well received, but most of her remaining films would be comedies such as Waterhole #3 (1967) and Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971). Still in demand for TV, she was cast as Lottie on "Here Come the Brides" (1968) and as Peggy on "Banyon" (1972).

Full Name at Birth

Rose Joan Blondell

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Occupation Text

Vaudeville / Actress

Distinctive Feature

Big Blue Eyes & Toothy Smile

Father

Eddie Joan Blondell Jr. / Vaudeville Comedian

Mother

Kathryn ("Katie") Cain

Sister

Gloria Blondell

Friend

Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck, James Cagney, Joan Bennett, Glenda Farrell, Judy Garland, Clark Gable, Mary Astor, Regis Toomey, Mary Brian, Dona Drake, Ann Dvorak

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Couple Profile Source

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Blondell

Claim to Fame

FootLight Parade (1933)

Brother

Eddie Blondell

Family Member

Ellen Powell (daughter) Father Dick Powell, Norman Powell ( Son) Adoptive Father Dick Powell

Friend

Lucille Ball

Wikipedia Text

Rose Joan Blondell (August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an American actress who performed in movies and on television for five decades as Joan Blondell.

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