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Sarah Blanche Sweet (June 18, 1896 [1] [2] [3] – September 6, 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the early days of the motion picture film industry.
Blanche Sweet was a silent film actress who worked with D.W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille. She starred in Anna Christie, Judith of Bethulia, and Tess of the D'Urbervilles, among others.
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
Blanche Sweet was a silent film star who worked with D.W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille. She married two directors, had a brief affair with another, and retired from acting in 1930.
- June 18, 1896
- September 6, 1986
Sarah Blanche Sweet (June 18, 1896 – September 6, 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry. Sweet is renowned for her energetic, independent roles, at variance with the 'ideal' Griffith type of vulnerable, often fragile, femininity.
A pioneering actress, Blanche Sweet had a curious career replete with highlights, falls from favor, and inexplicable absences from the screen. She was one of D. W. Griffith's first stars at Biograph, the actress chosen to head the cast of his first feature-length production, Judith of Bethulia , and the star of Griffith's subsequent features.
Blanche Sweet was a pioneer of the silent era, starring in films by D.W. Griffith and Cecil B. De Mille. She also had a successful vaudeville career and married two directors.
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...
