Deceased

How Did Clara Blandick Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 85

Also known asClara Blanchard Dickey, Clara DickeyGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn04/06/1876Born inOnboard American ship in Hong KongDied15/04/1962Died inHollywoodCausedrug overdoseWikidataQ325695 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#9073 ↗

Clara Blandick was an American character actress of the film, stage and theater. Today's audiences may recognize her as Aunt Em in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer classic film adaptation of The Wizard of Oz (1939). As a character actress, she often played eccentric elderly matriarchs.

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Filmography54 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1950	Riding HighMovie	Mrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)	74
1948	The Bride Goes WildMovie	Aunt Pewtie	72
1947	Philo Vance ReturnsMovie	Stella Blendon	71
1947	Life with FatherMovie	Miss Wiggins	71
1945	Frontier GalMovie	Abigail	69
1945	Pillow of DeathMovie	Belle Kincaid	69
1944	Can't Help SingingMovie	Aunt Cissy	68
1943	Du Barry Was a LadyMovie	Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)	67
1943	Heaven Can WaitMovie	Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)	67
1942	Rings on Her FingersMovie	—	66
1942	Gentleman JimMovie	Woman on Train (uncredited)	66
1941	One Foot in HeavenMovie	Sister Watkins (uncredited)	65
1941	It Started with EveMovie	Nurse	65
1941	The Wagons Roll at NightMovie	Mrs. Williams	65
1940	North West Mounted PoliceMovie	Mrs. Burns	64
1939	The Wizard of OzMovie	Auntie Em	63
1939	Swanee RiverMovie	Mrs. Griffin	63
1939	The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMovie	Miss Watson	63
1939	Drums Along the MohawkMovie	Mrs. Borst	63
1938	Tom Sawyer, DetectiveMovie	Aunt Polly	62
1938	Professor BewareMovie	Mrs. Green - Landlady	62
1937	You Can't Have EverythingMovie	Townswoman (uncredited)	61
1936	Anthony AdverseMovie	Mrs. Jorham	60
1936	The Gorgeous HussyMovie	Louisa Abbott	60
1936	The Trail of the Lonesome PineMovie	Gaptown Landlady	60
1936	Hearts DividedMovie	Aunt Ellen	60
1936	Make Way for a LadyMovie	Mrs. Dell, Drew's Maid	60
1935	Transient LadyMovie	Eva Branham	59
1935	Straight from the HeartMovie	Mrs. Anderson	59
1934	Broadway BillMovie	Mrs. Peterson	58
1934	The Show-OffMovie	Mrs. 'Ma'	58
1934	BelovedMovie	Miss Murfee	58
1934	Sisters Under the SkinMovie	Miss Gower	58
1934	The President VanishesMovie	Mrs. Delling	58
1933	Child of ManhattanMovie	Aunt Sophie	57
1933	Charlie Chan's Greatest CaseMovie	Minerva Winterslip	57
1933	Ever in My HeartMovie	Anna, the Cook	57
1933	The Mind ReaderMovie	Auntie (uncredited)	57
1932	Three on a MatchMovie	Mrs. Keaton (uncredited)	56
1932	The Wet ParadeMovie	Mrs. Tarleton	56
1932	RockabyeMovie	Brida	56
1932	Life BeginsMovie	Mrs. West	56
1932	The Bitter Tea of General YenMovie	Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)	56
1931	PossessedMovie	Mrs. Martin	55
1931	Huckleberry FinnMovie	Aunt Polly	55
1931	Once a SinnerMovie	Mrs. Mason	55
1931	Murder at MidnightMovie	Aunt Julia Gray Kennedy	55
1931	New Adventures of Get Rich Quick WallingfordMovie	Mrs. Layton	55
1931	It's a Wise ChildMovie	Mrs. Stanton	55
1931	InspirationMovie	Madeleine's Mother (uncredited)	55
1931	Laughing SinnersMovie	Salvation Army Woman	55
1930	Burning UpMovie	Mrs. Minnie Winkle	54
1930	RomanceMovie	Abigail Armstrong	54
1930	The Sins of the ChildrenMovie	Martha Wagenkampf	54