Blyth Daly, also spelled Blythe Daley (December 5, 1901 â€" October
16, 1965) was an actress who appeared in stage productions on Broadway
and who appeared in several silent and sound films. She is better
known for her relationships and friendships in the underworld of the
Hollywood and New York City lesbian acting community than for her
acting career itself. She was the daughter of established stage actor
Arnold Daly and his wife Mary Blythe.In 1919, Frank Case, manager of
the Algonquin Hotel, began hosting popular and well known members of
the acting and writing community, with the group being dubbed the
"Algonquin Round Table", with members including Edna Ferber, actress
Tallulah Bankhead, Harpo Marx and others. Daly, never what was called
an "official member" of the group, attended through her association
with Bankhead, Estelle Winwood and actress Eva Le Gallienne, with the
four of them being dubbed "The Four Riders of the Algonquin" due to
their appearances together at the "Algonquin Round Table".Daly was
bisexual, as was Bankhead, and Le Gallienne was well known inside the
acting community as being lesbian. The three became close friends and
associates for decades, but of the three, Daly's acting career never
took off to the same extent. She had many bit-parts in early silent
films (always uncredited), and from the 1930s to 1950s she had many
small appearances in both silent and then talking films, which
decreased as time went on, while she failed to break into mid roles or
starring roles. By the 1960s she had all but disappeared, apart from a
minor role in The Chapman Report (1962).
16, 1965) was an actress who appeared in stage productions on Broadway
and who appeared in several silent and sound films. She is better
known for her relationships and friendships in the underworld of the
Hollywood and New York City lesbian acting community than for her
acting career itself. She was the daughter of established stage actor
Arnold Daly and his wife Mary Blythe.In 1919, Frank Case, manager of
the Algonquin Hotel, began hosting popular and well known members of
the acting and writing community, with the group being dubbed the
"Algonquin Round Table", with members including Edna Ferber, actress
Tallulah Bankhead, Harpo Marx and others. Daly, never what was called
an "official member" of the group, attended through her association
with Bankhead, Estelle Winwood and actress Eva Le Gallienne, with the
four of them being dubbed "The Four Riders of the Algonquin" due to
their appearances together at the "Algonquin Round Table".Daly was
bisexual, as was Bankhead, and Le Gallienne was well known inside the
acting community as being lesbian. The three became close friends and
associates for decades, but of the three, Daly's acting career never
took off to the same extent. She had many bit-parts in early silent
films (always uncredited), and from the 1930s to 1950s she had many
small appearances in both silent and then talking films, which
decreased as time went on, while she failed to break into mid roles or
starring roles. By the 1960s she had all but disappeared, apart from a
minor role in The Chapman Report (1962).
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