Gloria Blondell (August 16, 1915 â€" March 25, 1986) was an actress,
known for her film work between 1938 and 1962, and was the younger
sister of Joan Blondell.Gloria Blondell's parents, Edward Joan "Ed"
Blondell and Catherine "Katie" Caine, and her siblings, Edward Jr. and
Joan, were all entertainers. She once said, "[S]ome member of my
family has been in the theater ever since the time of Richard the
Lionhearted." Her father, Levi Blustine (or Bluestein), a vaudeville
comedian known as Edward Joan Blondell, was born in Poland to a Jewish
family circa 1865 and died in Glendale, California on March 27, 1943.
He toured for many years starring in the Blondell/Fennessy stage
version of The Katzenjammer Kids. Blondell's mother, Catherine (also
known as Kathryn or Katie) Caine, was born in Brooklyn, New York City,
New York, on April 13, 1884, of Irish descent. She died on October 5,
1952 in Glendale, California.Gloria Blondell said that she first went
on stage when she was 9 months old, and she was described as "a
trouper at three [years of age]." Her family comprised a vaudeville
troupe, the "Bouncing Blondells", whose members were her parents, her
sister and her brother. In 1935, she appeared in the Broadway
production of Three Men on a Horse at the Playhouse in New York
City.[citation needed]Gloria Blondell was a popular featured actress
during the Golden Age of Radio. Blondell had the role of secretary
Jerry Booker on I Love a Mystery. Her appearances on radio include
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Lux Radio Theatre, Arch Oboler's Plays,
Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Screen Directors Playhouse, and
The Great Gildersleeve.[citation needed]
known for her film work between 1938 and 1962, and was the younger
sister of Joan Blondell.Gloria Blondell's parents, Edward Joan "Ed"
Blondell and Catherine "Katie" Caine, and her siblings, Edward Jr. and
Joan, were all entertainers. She once said, "[S]ome member of my
family has been in the theater ever since the time of Richard the
Lionhearted." Her father, Levi Blustine (or Bluestein), a vaudeville
comedian known as Edward Joan Blondell, was born in Poland to a Jewish
family circa 1865 and died in Glendale, California on March 27, 1943.
He toured for many years starring in the Blondell/Fennessy stage
version of The Katzenjammer Kids. Blondell's mother, Catherine (also
known as Kathryn or Katie) Caine, was born in Brooklyn, New York City,
New York, on April 13, 1884, of Irish descent. She died on October 5,
1952 in Glendale, California.Gloria Blondell said that she first went
on stage when she was 9 months old, and she was described as "a
trouper at three [years of age]." Her family comprised a vaudeville
troupe, the "Bouncing Blondells", whose members were her parents, her
sister and her brother. In 1935, she appeared in the Broadway
production of Three Men on a Horse at the Playhouse in New York
City.[citation needed]Gloria Blondell was a popular featured actress
during the Golden Age of Radio. Blondell had the role of secretary
Jerry Booker on I Love a Mystery. Her appearances on radio include
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Lux Radio Theatre, Arch Oboler's Plays,
Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Screen Directors Playhouse, and
The Great Gildersleeve.[citation needed]
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