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Sep 9, 1986 · Blanche Sweet, who made her first stage appearance in 1898 and later became a major star of silent films, died Saturday in New York. Friends said she suffered a stroke in her home.
Apr 20, 2013 · Often overshadowed by fellow Griffith actress Lillian Gish, Blanche Sweet was a gifted actress of an entirely different type. Though she possessed Griffith's favorite cloud of blond hair (which she was among the first to bob in the twenties), her robust good looks and impression of physical strength made her the only one of Griffith's actresses who could have convincingly played Judith of ...
Blanche Sweet. Highest Rated: 43% Unpardonable Sin (1919) Lowest Rated: 38% Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1924) Birthday: Jun 18, 1896. Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA. Child stage actress who ...
Sarah Blanche Sweet was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry. Born in Chicago, Illinois into a family of stock theater and vaudeville performers, Blanche Sweet entered the entertainment industry at an early age. At age 4 she toured in a play […]
Jun 5, 2019 · Blanche Sweet (1896 - 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry. Sweet was known for her energetic, independent roles, at variance with the 'ideal' Griffith type of vulnerable, often fragile, femininity. After many starring roles, her first real landmark film
Actress Blanche Sweet was typically cast as the strong-willed heroine in silent films. She was a favorite of D.W. Griffith. Born in Chicago into a family of show people, she began her professional career as a dancer at age 4. A decade later, in 1909, Sweet, now a 14-year old stage veteran, debuted in films working for Biograph.
Who was Blanche Sweet (1896-1986), first appearing on stage as a baby with the Barrymores? Raised by her grandmother after her mother's death and her father'...
