Clara Blandick
Date of birth: 1876-06-04
Place of birth: Onboard American ship in Hong Kong
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Clara Blanchard Dickey, Clara Dickey
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
The Wizard of Oz
1939-08-15
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and
Youth Will Be Served
1940-11-22
A precocious youngster organizes a show to save a government youth camp from a local entrepreneur.
So Goes My Love
1946-05-01
Country girl Jane Budden goes to the big city, determined to find and marry a wealthy man. Instead,
People Are Funny
1946-01-11
A comedy based on NBC's "People Are Funny" radio (and later television) program with Art Linkletter
It Started with Eve
1941-09-26
A young man asks a hat check girl to pose as his fiancée in order to make his dying father's last mo
She-Wolf of London
1946-05-17
A young heiress finds evidence suggesting that at night she acts under the influence of a family cur
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936-03-13
A well-established tale of a long-running feud between two mountain clans.
A Stolen Life
1946-05-01
A twin takes her deceased sister's place as wife of the man they both love.
Straight from the Heart
1935-03-22
In this romance, a slightly crooked and highly ambitious mayoral candidate convinces a woman to help
Mr. Soft Touch
1949-07-28
When he learns that a gangster has taken over his nightclub and murdered his partner, returning WWII
Can't Help Singing
1944-12-25
With the California Gold Rush beginning, Senator Frost's singing daughter Caroline loves a young arm
Possessed
1931-11-21
Marion is a factory worker who hopes to trade the assembly line for a beautiful penthouse apartment.
The Winning Ticket
1935-02-08
A barber tries to find the winning lottery ticket he hid from his moralistic wife.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939-02-10
Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his
Broadway Bill
1934-11-30
Tycoon J.L. Higgins controls his whole family, but one of his sons-in-law, Dan Brooks, and his daugh
Romance
1930-08-20
A beautiful opera star kept by a rich older man falls in love with a young clergyman.
Child of Manhattan
1933-02-11
Paul Vanderkill is extraordinarily wealthy because his grandfather happened to buy farmland in what
Turn Back the Clock
1933-08-25
While recuperating in a hospital after he's hit by an automobile, a struggling shopowner dreams what
Riding High
1950-04-12
A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the b
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936-08-28
It's the early nineteenth century Washington. Young adult Margaret O'Neal, Peggy to most that know h
Philo Vance Returns
1947-04-14
Playboy Larry Blendon introduces his grandmother Stella Blendon to his fiancée, radio singer Virgini
Crime Ring
1938-07-08
Fake fortunetellers win the confidence of clients and then get them to part with their money by buyi
Life Begins
1932-09-10
A day in the maternity ward from the lens of accepted morals and medical attitudes of 1932. The ward
Ever in My Heart
1933-10-28
World War I brings tribulations to an American woman married to a German.
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936-07-03
Perry and Della are finally married by his old friend, Judge Mary. They plan to go on a honeymoon, b
Bought!
1931-08-22
Working-class girl dreams of living a better life and forsakes her friends when she has a chance to
Frontier Gal
1945-12-14
Johnny Hart is on the run from the law after killing one of the men who shot his partner. He passes
The Cabaret Singer
1915-01-20
The Denton's marital happiness brings home to Randall the loneliness of his own existence. Shortly a
Men Are Like That
1930-03-22
A loud-mouthed lout alienates everyone except his patient wife.
The Sins of the Children
1930-06-27
A barber turns down a promising business venture in order to take his sick son to a drier climate ou
Hearts Divided
1936-06-20
Napoleon Bonaparte's younger brother, visiting the United States, falls madly in love with a young w
Tomboy
1940-04-20
Family drama about a father raising his motherless teenage daughter in a small town.
The Girl Said No
1930-03-15
A comedy romance in which breezy Haines, as a young lady killer, tries to capture the heart of Hyams
Claudia and David
1946-02-25
The follow-up film to "Claudia", with Dorothy McGuire and Robert Young reprising their earlier roles
Small Town Boy
1937-09-24
Henry Armstrong was past being a spring chicken, still believes in Santa Claus and the maxim that "h
The Star Maker
1939-08-25
This is a film about the life of Gus Edwards, a well known vaudeville composer, entertainer, and pro
The Mind Reader
1933-04-01
Con-man Chandler and his partner Frank decide to start a clairvoyant act. Chandler falls for Sylvia,
Tom Sawyer, Detective
1938-12-24
The further adventures of Twain's most beloved fictional characters of Tom Sawyer and his friend, Hu
Key to the City
1950-02-02
At a mayors convention in San Francisco, ex-longshoreman Steve Fisk meets Clarissa Standish from New
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
1931-10-03
Wallingford is a con-man whose specialty is taking money from suckers. His partners are Schnozzle, a
The Drums of Jeopardy
1931-03-01
A mad doctor is determined to take revenge on the family he believes is responsible for his daughter
Burning Up
1930-02-01
Racecar-driver Lou Larrigan gets mixed up with a crooked gang of racetrack promoters, and is in love
Laughing Sinners
1931-05-30
Ivy Stevens is a cafe entertainer in love with a shifty salesman who deserts her. In attempting to c
As the Earth Turns
1934-02-14
Love happens between the son of Polish immigrants settled in Maine and the daughter of a neighboring
Wise Girls
1929-09-21
Early MGM talkie about a retired businessman, his headstrong daughter, and the comical complications
Party Wire
1935-04-27
When a small-town girl's boyfriend leaves in disgrace, gossips spread false reports of her pregnancy
Alice in Movieland
1940-03-03
Alice wins a free trip to Hollywood and dreams about her arrival.
The Girl from Missouri
1934-08-03
Leaving Missouri to find a wealthy husband in New York City, Eadie Chapman becomes a chorus girl and
Huckleberry Finn
1931-08-07
A year after their former exploits, Tom Sawyer's puppy love of Becky Thatcher keeps him home while H
Private Nurse
1941-08-22
In this brief B programmer, a nurse is hired to care for a widower's daughter who is unaware that he
The Last of the Duanes
1930-08-31
Buck Duane avenges his father's murder by gunning down the killer, but must flee from the law. He fi
Rockabye
1932-11-25
A Broadway actress with a problematic past falls hard for the author of her new play.
Shadow of Suspicion
1944-09-23
Brash ladies' man James Dale and his partner, wisecracking Everett Northrup, are sent by Cartell &am
The Show-Off
1934-03-09
Aubrey cons Amy into thinking he's a railroad bigwig. When he loses his job he takes one wearing a s
Once a Sinner
1931-01-25
As Diana Barry is preparing to leave New York to marry inventor Tommy Mason she is offered financial
You Can't Have Everything
1937-08-02
Starving playwright Judith Wells meets playboy writer of musicals, George Macrae, over a plate of st
The President Vanishes
1934-11-17
The President Vanishes, released in the United Kingdom as Strange Conspiracy, is a 1934 American pol
Going Hollywood
1933-12-22
The film tells the story of Sylvia, a French teacher at an all-girl school, who wants to find love.
Transient Lady
1935-03-04
A senator's brother turns up murdered, and the senator tries to pin the blame on a man he knows is i
The Big Store
1941-06-20
A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store,
The Easiest Way
1931-02-07
A virtuous and innocent young woman uneasily gives in to the lavish attentions of a "sugar daddy" bu
The Nurse's Secret
1941-05-24
An apparent suicide by a rich woman leads her nurse and a policeman to an insurance scam.
Her Husband's Secretary
1937-02-26
A businessman buys trouble when he hires his wife"s best friend as his secretary.
Life with Father
1947-09-13
A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really ru
Professor Beware
1938-07-29
Egyptologist, Dean Lambert, accused of car-theft, skips bail and begins a cross-country trek to join
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939-11-10
Albany, New York, 1776. After marrying, Gil and Lana travel north to settle on a small farm in the M
Swanee River
1939-12-29
Swanee River is a 1940 American biopic about Stephen Foster, a songwriter from Pittsburgh who falls
Murder at Midnight
1931-09-01
Wealthy Mr. Kennedy shoots his secretary, Channing, during a parlor game, but it turns out the gun w
Wings Over Honolulu
1937-05-16
A Navy pilot gets involved in a romantic triangle while stationed in Hawaii.
Daybreak
1931-05-02
An Austrian soldier must choose between a wealthy fiancee and a new girl who takes his fancy.
My Old Kentucky Home
1938-02-09
Larry is engaged to Lisbeth Blair but he becomes attentive to Gail, a singer, and is injured in an a
Shopworn
1932-03-25
A waitress falls for a wealthy young man but has to fight his mother to find happiness.
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
1932-12-25
An American missionary is gradually seduced by a courtly warlord holding her in Shanghai.
In His Steps
1936-09-22
Tom and Ruth are disowned by their parents after eloping. They take up jobs as tenant farmers and an
Fugitive Lady
1934-12-10
In this thriller, a young woman marries a dashing young man who, unbeknownst to her, is a jewel thie
North West Mounted Police
1940-10-22
Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) trave
Pillow of Death
1945-12-14
Attorney Wayne Fletcher and his secretary have an affair. When Wayne's wife is found smothered to de
Three Cornered Moon
1933-08-04
Elizabeth Rimplegar inhabits a household populated by virtual lunatics. Her mother, Nellie, mishandl
Harold Teen
1934-04-07
A young reporter pines for his high-school sweetheart, but she's preoccupied with appearing in their
Gentleman Jim
1942-11-14
As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzli
The Bride Goes Wild
1948-03-03
McGrath publishes books for children and Uncle Bump is one of the best sellers. Unfortunately, Greg,
Dreaming Out Loud
1940-09-30
Lum and Abner work at a general store in Arkansas. There they get involved in some misadventures wit
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943-08-13
Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in love with a p
The Get-Away
1941-06-13
A jailed cop befriends a mob chieftain and stages a breakout with him.
The Wet Parade
1932-03-26
The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the rich
Swing, Sister, Swing
1938-12-16
In this musical comedy, two star-struck small town kids head for the Big Apple and become famous for
Make Way for a Lady
1936-11-13
An imaginative teenager decides to play matchmaker for her widowed father. Director David Burton's 1
I Take This Woman
1931-06-26
A wealthy New York socialite falls for and marries a cowboy while out West. Her father disinherits h
Poor Aubrey
1930-01-30
A poor clerk pretends that he has lots of money.
Inspiration
1931-01-31
The film features the leading actress Greta Garbo as Yvonne, an artist's model. Other stars include
A Star Is Born
1937-04-27
Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at
It's a Wise Child
1931-04-10
In this comedy, a conservative family becomes alarmed when they begin believing their daughter is pr
Tom Sawyer
1930-12-19
The classic Mark Twain tale of a young boy and his friends on the Mississippi River. Tom and his pal
Anthony Adverse
1936-08-26
Based on the novel by Hervey Allen, this expansive drama follows the many adventures of the eponymou
Three on a Match
1932-10-29
Although Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she throw
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
1933-09-14
When a good-for-nothing man named Dan is stabbed to death and his arm broken, Charlie Chan is on the
Jealousy
1934-11-23
Larry O'Roark is a boxer who's insanely posssesive and jealous of his fiancee, Jo. the sight of her
Rings on Her Fingers
1942-03-20
Susan Miller works behind the girdle counter in a department store and dreams about the beautiful cl
Road to Morocco
1942-11-10
Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the lus
Heaven Can Wait
1943-08-05
Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he is
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941-04-25
An escaped circus lion provides the impetus for the meeting of carnival owner Nick Coster and Matt V
Beloved
1934-01-22
Story about four generations in a family of musicians.
The Strange Case of Clara Deane
1932-05-06
A young dress designer marries an insurance agent. They soon have a daughter, but what the wife does
One Foot in Heaven
1941-11-01
Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.
The Road Back
1937-06-01
After the First World War a group of German soldiers try to readjust to civilian life. A sequel to '
The Stolen Triumph
1916-12-11
Edwin Rowley is a talented but uncommercial playwright. Stephen Hunt is a successful theatrical mana
Lady in a Jam
1942-06-19
A psychiatrist's patient, a nutty heiress, travels west to find gold in her grandfather's abandoned