Olive Blakeney

Olive Blakeney
Blakeney in That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
Born	(1894-08-21)August 21, 1894 Newport, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	October 21, 1959(1959-10-21) (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active	1933–1959
Spouse(s)	Bernard Nedell (m. 19??)
Children	1

Olive Blakeney (August 21, 1894 – October 21, 1959)^[1] was an American actress.

Early years

Blakeney was born in Newport, Kentucky^[2][1] and attended the Cincinnati School of Expression.^[3]

Career

Blakeney made her screen debut in England in 1932.^{[citation needed]} In the early 1910s, she acted with the Pittsfield (Massachusetts) Stock Company.^[4] In 1914, she was engaged with the Lucille La Verne stock theater company.^[5] After working as William Gaxton's partner in vaudeville, she acted on stage in England. While there, she helped to introduce the play Broadway to British audiences.^[2] Her Broadway credits include The Royal Family (1951) and The Browning Version / Harlequinade (1949).^[6]

Blakeney portrayed Mrs. Alice Aldrich, the mother of Henry Aldrich, in eight (seven of which were consecutive) films about The Aldrich Family. (She played a related role, Mary Aldrich, in a ninth related film, Henry and Dizzy.)^[7]

On television, she played the housekeeper in the syndicated medical drama

.

Personal life

Blakeney was married to

Henry Aldrich films.^{[citation needed}

]

Blakeney died at the age of 65 due to complications of cancer on October 21, 1959, in Encino, California. She was cremated and interred at

Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale in California.^[1]

Partial filmography

• Her Imaginary Lover (1933) - Polly
• Give Her a Ring (1934) - Mrs. Brune
• Leave It to Blanche (1934) - Blanche Wetherby
• Mr. What's-His-Name? (1935) - Ann Henfield
• Hello, Sweetheart (1935) - Daisy Montrose
• Come Out of the Pantry (1935) - Mrs. Beach-Howard
• Excuse My Glove (1936) - Aunt Fanny Stafford
• Two's Company (1936) - Mrs. Madison
• Three Maxims (1936) - Mrs. Winston
• Don't Get Me Wrong (1937) - Frankie
• Gangway (1937) - Nedda Beaumont
• Third Finger, Left Hand
  (1940) - Louise (uncredited)
• That Uncertain Feeling (1941) - Margie
• Billy the Kid (1941) - Mrs. Patterson
• Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941) - Mrs. Worth (uncredited)
• Two-Faced Woman (1941) - Phyllis (uncredited)
• Glamour Boy (1941) - Miss Treat
• Henry and Dizzy (1942) - Mrs. Aldrich
• Are Husbands Necessary?
  (1942) - Miss Bumstead
• The Postman Didn't Ring (1942) - Secretary (uncredited)
• Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942) - Mrs. Alice Aldrich
• Random Harvest (1942) - Miss Barnes (uncredited)
• Aerial Gunner (1943) - Mrs. Sanford Lunt
• Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1943) - Mrs. Alice Aldrich
• Henry Aldrich Swings It (1943) - Mrs. Alice Aldrich
• Henry Aldrich Haunts a House (1943) - Mrs. Alice Aldrich
• Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout (1944) - Mrs. Alice Aldrich
• The Navy Way (1944) - Mrs. Will Jamison (uncredited)
• Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (1944) - Mrs. Alice Aldrich
• Henry Aldrich's Little Secret (1944) - Mrs. Alice Aldrich
• Allergic to Love (1944) - Mrs. Bradley
• The Port of 40 Thieves (1944) - Aunt Caroline Hubbard
• Experiment Perilous (1944) - Cissie
• Nob Hill (1945) - Carruthers' Housekeeper (uncredited)
• Dakota (1945) - Mrs. Stowe
• Leave Her to Heaven (1945) - Mrs. Louise Robie (uncredited)
• Sentimental Journey (1946) - Mrs. Deane (uncredited)
• The Strange Woman (1946) - Mrs. Hollis
• Time Out of Mind (1947) - Mrs. Fernald
• Sealed Verdict (1948) - Camilla Cameron
• Roogie's Bump (1954) - Mrs. Andrews
• Three Brave Men (1956) - Miss Victoria Scott
• The Green-Eyed Blonde (1957) - Miss Vandingham
• I Want to Live! (1958) - Corona Warden (uncredited)
• Auntie Mame (1958) - Dowager (uncredited)
• Gunsmoke (Episode "SKY", 1959) - Ma Torvet

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Olive Blakeney death certificate #7053-20662". California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994, California State Archives via FamilySearch. Retrieved September 15, 2019. Alt URL
2. ^
   Newspapers.com.
3. Newspapers.com.
4. Newspapers.com.
5. Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Olive Blakeney". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
7. Newspapers.com.
8. ISBN 0-7864-1198-8
   . P. 64.

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