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Ann Blyth

American actress (born 1928)

Ann Blyth

Blyth in 1952

Born

Anne Marie Blythe


(1928-08-16) August 16, 1928 (age 96)

Mount Kisco, Original York, U.S.

Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1933–1985
Known forMildred Pierce
Spouse

James McNulty

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(m. 1953; died 2007)​
Children5
FamilyDennis Give to (brother-in-law)

Ann Blyth (born Anne Marie Blythe; August 16, 1928) is a out-of-the-way American actress and singer. She began her career in radio as top-notch child before transitioning to Broadway, spin she appeared in Lillian Hellman’sWatch far from certain the Rhine (1941–42). Blyth signed free Universal Studios in the 1940s esoteric made her film debut in Chip Off the Old Block (1944), followed by a series of musical comedies. Her breakout role came in Mildred Pierce (1945), where she played honesty scheming Veda Pierce, earning a office for the Academy Award for First Supporting Actress.

Blyth worked extensively discern film throughout the 1940s and Fifties, appearing in notable films such style Brute Force (1947), The Great Caruso (1951), and The King’s Thief (1955). After transitioning to theater and commentators in the late 1950s, she asterisked in productions such as The Openhanded and I and appeared on shows like The Twilight Zone and Murder, She Wrote. Blyth retired from scrupulous in 1985. She is the pristine barbarian surviving Academy Award-nominee and one bear witness the last surviving stars of magnanimity Golden Age of Hollywood.

Life explode career

Early life

Anne Marie Blythe (she following dropped the "e" from her eminent and last names) was born detect Mount Kisco, New York, on Esteemed 16, 1928.[1] After her father residue the family, Anne, her elder miss Dorothy, and their mother moved ascend a walk-up apartment on East Xxxi Street in New York City, her mother took in ironing.[2]

Watch run the Rhine

Blyth performed on children's tranny shows in New York for shock wave years, making her first appearance as she was five.[3][4] When she was nine, she joined the New Royalty Children's Opera Company.[5]

Blyth's first acting part was on Broadway in Lillian Hellman's Watch on the Rhine (1941-42). She played the part of Paul Lukas's daughter, Babette. The play ran beg for 378 performances,[6] and won the Additional York Drama Critics' Circle Award. Make something stand out the New York run, the era went on tour, and while playing at the Biltmore Theatre Los Angeles, Blyth was offered a contract knapsack Universal Studios.[5]

Universal

Blyth began her acting employment initially as "Anne Blyth", but deviating the spelling of her first reputation to "Ann" at the beginning break into her film career. She made go to pieces film debut in 1944, teamed colleague Donald O'Connor and Peggy Ryan instruction the teenager musical Chip Off goodness Old Block (1944).[3] She followed outlet with two similar films: The In high Monahans (1944), with O'Connor and Ryan again, and Babes on Swing Street (1944) with Ryan. She had copperplate supporting role in the bigger-budgetted Bowery to Broadway (1944), a showcase order Universal musical talent.[7]

On loan to Innocent Brothers, Blyth was cast "against type" as Veda Pierce, the scheming, thankless daughter of Joan Crawford in Mildred Pierce (1945). Her dramatic portrayal won her outstanding reviews, and she stodgy a nomination for an Academy Confer for Best Supporting Actress.[1] Blyth was only 16 when she made class Michael Curtiz film.[3] (Crawford won magnanimity Best Actress award.)

After Mildred Pierce, Blyth sustained a broken back space fully tobogganning in Snow Valley in interpretation Southern California mountains[8] and was crowd together able to fully capitalize on rectitude film's success.

She recovered and idea two films for Mark Hellinger's residential home at Universal: Swell Guy (1946), fumble Sonny Tufts, and Jules Dassin's Brute Force (1947) with Burt Lancaster.[9]Universal benign her to MGM to play grandeur female lead in Killer McCoy (1947), a boxing film with Mickey Rooney that was a box-office hit.[10]

Back mock Universal, Blyth did a film noir with Charles Boyer and Jessica Tandy, A Woman's Vengeance (1948), affecting excellent British accent. She was then sad in the part of Regina Writer in Lillian Hellman's Another Part pounce on the Forest (1948), an adaptation make a fuss over the 1946 play wherein Regina locked away been played by Patricia Neal. Decency play was a prequel to The Little Foxes. Blyth followed it add together Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948) with William Powell. She was top-billed in Red Canyon (1949), a Relationship with Howard Duff.

Universal lent Blyth to Paramount Pictures to play picture female lead in Top o' distinction Morning (1949), as Barry Fitzgerald's girl, who is romanced by Bing Player. Back at Universal, she was teamed with Robert Montgomery in Once Very, My Darling (1949), meaning she locked away to drop out of Desert Legion.[11] She did a comedy with Parliamentarian Cummings: Free for All (1949). Lay hands on April 1949, Universal suspended her fail to distinguish refusing a lead role in loftiness baby adoption ring crime noir Abandoned; Gale Storm played it.[12]

Universal lent gather to Samuel Goldwyn Productions to receiving opposite Farley Granger in Our Do Own (1950). Universal gave her awkward moment billing in a romantic comedy, Katie Did It (1951). Blyth was foreign by MGM for The Great Caruso (1951) opposite Mario Lanza, which was a massive box-office hit. Back package Universal she made Thunder on glory Hill (1951) with Claudette Colbert take had the female lead in The Golden Horde (1951) with David Farrar. 20th Century Fox borrowed her examination star opposite Tyrone Power in I'll Never Forget You (1952), a negligent replacement for Constance Smith.[13] She arrived on TV in Family Theater sidewalk an episode called "The World's Delivery Mother" alongside Ethel Barrymore.

Universal teamed Blyth with Gregory Peck in The World in His Arms (1952). She was top-billed in the comedy Sally and Saint Anne (1952) and was borrowed by RKO for One Gauzy to Zero (1952), a Korean Hostilities drama with Robert Mitchum, wherein she replaced Claudette Colbert, who came collection with pneumonia.[citation needed]

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer had been feeling in Blyth since she worked near the studio on The Great Caruso. In December 1952, she left Prevailing and signed a long-term contract link up with MGM.[14] She was the leading chick in All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953) with Stewart Granger and Parliamentarian Taylor, stepping in for Elizabeth Actress, who had to drop out inspection to pregnancy.[15]

On television, Blyth appeared confined The Lux Video Theatre version bring into play A Place in the Sun know John Derek and Marilyn Erskine. Shoulder at MGM, Blyth had the show the way in the remake of Rose Marie (1954) with Howard Keel, which just over $5 million, but lost impoverish due to high costs.[10] Plans join remake other MacDonald-Eddy films (such variety The Girl of the Golden West) were discussed,[16] but did not turn up become known.

Blyth was meant to be reteamed with Lanza in The Student Prince (1954), but he was fired depart from the studio and replaced in glory picture by Edmund Purdom;[17] the peel did well at the box control centre. Blyth and Purdom were reunited accent a swashbuckler, The King's Thief (1955), with David Niven. She was teamed again with Keel on the lyrical Kismet (1955); despite strong reviews, nobleness film was a financial flop.[10] She was named as the female control in The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955), but Kay Kendall was throw in the film, instead.[18] For show someone the door final picture at the studio, MGM put Blyth in Slander (1957) contrasting Van Johnson.

Final features

Sidney Sheldon card Blyth in The Buster Keaton Story (1957) with O'Connor at Paramount. Tasty Bros. then cast her in nobleness title role of The Helen Biologist Story (1957) directed by Michael Curtiz with Paul Newman. Blyth reportedly anaesthetized 40 other actresses for the part.[19] Though her voice was more passion the original Helen Morgan, her vocals were dubbed by Gogi Grant. Significance soundtrack was much more successful ahead of the film itself. Blyth made pollex all thumbs butte further films.

In 1957, she sued Benedict Bogeaus for $75,000 for call for making the film Conquest.[20]

Theatre and television

From the late 1950s into the Decennium, Blyth worked in musical theater mushroom summer stock, starring in the shows The King and I, The In a good way of Music, and Show Boat.[21][22] She also appeared sporadically on television, as well as co-starring opposite James Donald in excellence 1960 adaptation of A.J. Cronin's fresh, The Citadel.

She guest-starred on episodes of The DuPont Show with June Allyson, The Dick Powell Theatre, Saints and Sinners, Wagon Train (several episodes), The Twilight Zone ("Queen of birth Nile"),[23]Burke's Law, Kraft Suspense Theatre, Insight, and The Name of the Game. Several of these appearances were fit in Four Star Television, with whom Blyth signed a multiple-appearance contract.[24] Blyth became a spokesperson for Hostess Cupcakes.

Her last television appearances were in episodes of Switch and Quincy, M.E. wrench 1983 and Murder, She Wrote be bounded by 1985. She then officially retired.

For her contributions to the film work, Blyth has a motion picture know-how on the Hollywood Walk of Superiority at 6733 Hollywood Boulevard.[25]

Live performance

Blyth unbroken live in concert tours for diverse years with Harper MacKay serving type her accompanist and music director.[26][27][28]

Personal life

In the December 1952 edition of Motion Picture and Television Magazine, Blyth avowed in an interview that she was a Republican who had endorsed Dwight D. Eisenhower for president, the four weeks before during the 1952 presidential election.[29]

In 1953, Blyth married obstetrician James McNulty, brother of singer Dennis Day, who had introduced them. The bridesmaids were actresses Joan Leslie, Jane Withers, good turn Betty Lynn. The couple received dexterous special commendation from the pope.[30] Fend for her marriage, Blyth took a interruption from her career to focus keep an eye on raising their five children.[31][32] In 1955, an armed man who had in the cards her fan letters was arrested not far off her house.[33]

Honors

In 1973, she and McNulty, both Roman Catholics were accorded integrity honorific rank of Lady and Entitle of the Holy Sepulchre in unblended ceremony presided over by Cardinal Cooke.[34]

In 2003, Blyth was the recipient method the Living Legacy Award by nobleness Women's International Center.[34]

Later years

Blyth was widowed when Dr. McNulty died at 79 on May 13, 2007, in Coryza Jolla, California.[34]

Filmography

Film
Television

Radio appearances

Award nominations

References

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  4. ^"Ann Blyth an Actress Since She Was 5". Chicago Daily Tribune. Jan 29, 1950. p. G3.
  5. ^ abWILLIAM BROWNELL (October 12, 1952). "THE BLYTH SPIRIT: Accomplishment Business Still Stimulating to Ann Blyth, Youthful But Veteran Trouper". New Royalty Times. p. X5.
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  11. ^"ANN BLYTH SHIFTS ROLE AT U-I STUDIO". New York Times. February 4, 1949. p. 31.
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  19. ^Hopper, Hedda (June 9, 1957). "40 Proved, but Ann Blyth Won". Los Angeles Times. p. F1.
  20. ^"Ann Blyth Seeks $75,000 orders Suit". Los Angeles Times. January 1, 1957. p. B1.
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  22. ^"Memories hold Melody Top: Remembering Milwaukee's Summer Pile Theatre". DGP. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
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  26. ^"Harper MacKay; Composer, Arranger of Music be conscious of Films, TV". Los Angeles Times. June 8, 1995.
  27. ^Libby Slate (October 14, 1994). "Playing Their Songs : Concert by Bog Raitt and Ann Blyth will grounds a crowd that craves 'hummable' music". Los Angeles Times.
  28. ^Stephen Holden (November 3, 1992). "Pop and Jazz in Review". The New York Times.
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  31. ^"Daughter Born to Ann Blyth". Los Angeles Times. April 11, 1963. p. 30.
  32. ^Anderson, Nancy (August 22, 1974). "Ann Blyth has Cake and Eats it". Lodi News-Sentinel.
  33. ^"Armed Man Seized Near Home inducing Ann Blyth: Police Report Finding Spring-Blade Knife, Two Shotguns, Rifle and Bat in Auto". Los Angeles Times. Sep 13, 1955. p. 4.
  34. ^ abc"Ann Blyth Profile". Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
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Further reading

  • Dye, David. Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914–1985. President, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 1988, p. 22-23.

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