Olive Blakeney

Olive Blakeney
Olive Blakeney.
Born Olive Blakeney
(1899-08-21)August 21, 1899
Newport, Kentucky
Died October 21, 1959(1959-10-21) (aged 60)
Los Angeles
Years active 1933-1959
Spouse(s) Bernard Nedell (?-1959) (her death) 1 child
Children Betty Lou Nedell

Olive Blakeney (August 21, 1899 – October 21, 1959) was an American actress.

Early years

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

Career

Blakeney played as a super in visiting stage shows at one dollar a performance. She made her screen debut in England in 1932.

In the early 1910s, Blakeney acted with the Pittsfield (Massachusetts) Stock Company.[3] In 1914, she was engaged with the Lucille La Verne stock theater company.[4] After working as William Gaxton's partner in vaudeville, after acted on stage in England. While there, she helped to introduce the play Broadway to British audiences.[1] Her Broadway credits include The Royal Family (1951) and The Browning Version / Harlequinade (1949).[5]

Blakeney portrayed the mother of Henry Aldrich in seven consecutive films about The Aldrich Family.[6]

On television, Blakeney played the housekeeper in the syndicated medical drama Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal (1955-1956).[7]

Personal life

Blakeney was married to Bernard Nedell[1] and was the mother of Betty Lou Nedell and mother-in-law of Jimmy Lydon who played her son in all but the first of the Henry Aldrich films.

Partial filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Schallert, Edwin (October 23, 1940). "Brian Donlevy Likely To Star in 'Dance Hall'". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. p. Part II - 10. Retrieved August 27, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "In Dramatic Studios". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Ohio, Cincinnati. September 19, 1909. p. 55. Retrieved August 27, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "To-Night at Orpheum". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Ohio, Cincinnati. May 23, 1913. p. 2. Retrieved August 27, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "The Lucille LaVerne Company". The Atlanta Constitution. Georgia, Atlanta. April 5, 1914. p. 7. Retrieved August 27, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Olive Blakeney". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Erskine (July 6, 1943). "In Hollywood". The Newark Advocate. Ohio, Newark. p. 4. Retrieved August 27, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Erickson, Hal (1989). Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 0-7864-1198-8. P. 64.
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