Joan Blondell

Rose Joan Blondell (August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an American actress who performed in film and television for 50 years. Blondell began her career in vaudeville. After winning a beauty pageant, she embarked on a film career, establishing herself as a Pre-Code staple of Warner Bros. Pictures in wisecracking, sexy roles, appearing in more than 100 films and television productions. She was most active in film during the 1930s and early 1940s, and during that time co-starred with Glenda Farrell, a colleague and close friend, in nine films. Blondell continued acting on film and television for the rest of her life, often in small, supporting roles. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Blue Veil (1951). Near the end of her life, Blondell was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Opening Night (1977). She was featured in two more films, the blockbuster musical Grease (1978) and Franco Zeffirelli's The Champ (1979), which was released shortly before her death from leukemia.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 30, 1906 (Manhattan), Died December 25, 1979 (Santa Monica)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	LAT928	10-in.	1/29/1931	[No title shown]	Joan Blondell	Radio transcription disc	speaker
Brunswick	LAT1054	12-in.	7/12/1931	Ollendorf program, [part unknown]	Joan Blondell	Radio transcription disc	speaker
Brunswick	LAT1062	12-in.	7/25/1931	[No title shown]	Joan Blondell	Talk	speaker
Brunswick	LAT1153	12-in.	6/1/1931	Vacuum Oil program V, part 1	Joan Blondell ; James Cagney	Radio transcription disc : Recitation	speaker
Brunswick	LAT1154	12-in.	6/1/1931	Vacuum Oil program V, part 2	Joan Blondell ; James Cagney	Radio transcription disc : Recitation	speaker
Brunswick	LAT1155	12-in.	6/1/1931	Vacuum Oil program V, part 3	Joan Blondell ; James Cagney	Radio transcription disc : Recitation	speaker

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Blondell, Joan," accessed November 17, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/323546.

Blondell, Joan. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/323546.

"Blondell, Joan." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 November 2024.