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    • 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 tha… See more

    BornRose Joan Blondell · August 30, 1906 · New York City, U.S.
    DiedDecember 25, 1979 (aged 73) · Santa Monica, California, U.S.
    Children2, including Norman Powell
    RelativesGloria Blondell (sister)
    Early life

    Rose Joan Blondell was born in New York City to a vaudeville family; her birthdate was August 30, 1906 but was misrepresented as 1909 by Blondell earlier in her career and sometimes later conflated with the true year, includ… See more

    Career

    Around 1927, she returned to New York, worked as a fashion model, a circus hand, a clerk in a store, joined a stock company to become an actress, and performed on Broadway. In 1930, she starred with James Cagney in … See more

    Personal life

    Blondell was married three times, first to cinematographer George Barnes in a private wedding ceremony on January 4, 1933 at the First Presbyterian Church in Phoenix, Arizona. They had one child, Norman Scott Barnes. Blo… See more

    Further reading

    • Oderman, Stuart. Talking to the Piano Player 2. BearManor Media, 2009. ISBN 1-59393-320-7
    • Grabman, Sandra. Plain Beautiful: The Life of Peggy Ann Garner. BearManor Media, 2005. ISBN 1-59393-017-8See more

     
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  1. Biography Rose Joan Blondell (August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an American actress. After winning a beauty pageant, Blondell embarked upon a film career. Establishing herself as a sexy wisecracking blonde, she was a pre-Code staple of Warner Brothers and appeared in more than 100 movies and television productions.
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    Spanning seven decades, Joan Blondell's career included stage, film, radio, and television. It began when she joined her parents' vaudeville act, "Ed Blondell and Company," at the tender age of three and debuted in Sydney, Australia. The act toured Europe and China before returning to the U.S. when Blondell was five.
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    She was born Rose Joan Blondell in New York City in 1906. Joan was part of a vaudeville family and spent most of her young life traversing the country and around the world. She placed fourth in the Miss America contest in 1926, and soon embarked on a Broadway career. In 1930 she joined the play Penny Arcade, costarring with James Cagney.
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    • Born: Aug 30, 1906
    • Died: Dec 25, 1979
     
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    Joan Blondell (1906-1979) was a versatile actress who starred in movies, television, and on stage. She was born to vaudeville parents, married three times, and wrote a novel based on her life.

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    Rose Joan Blondell (August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an American actress. After winning a beauty pageant, Blondell embarked upon a film career. Establishing herself as a sexy wisecracking blonde, she was a pre-Code …

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