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Clara Blandick

1876 - 1962

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Clara Blandick (born Clara Blanchard Dickey; June 4, 1876 – April 15, 1962) was an American character, film, stage and theater actress who portrayed Aunt Em in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's The Wizard of Oz (1939). As a character actress, she often played eccentric elderly matriarchs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clara Blandick has received more than 1,208,289 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Clara Blandick is the 6,105th most popular actor (up from 6,155th in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Hong Kong (down from 61st in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Chinese Actor.

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  • 19

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  • 1.76

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  • 3.77

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Clara Blandick ranks 6,105 out of 13,578. Before her are Jens Albinus, Joshua Jackson, Monique Mercure, Chulpan Khamatova, Richard Long, and Aracely Arámbula. After her are Annette Funicello, Mădălina Diana Ghenea, Jared Martin, Melissa Roxburgh, Bronson Pinchot, and Scott Speedman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Clara Blandick ranks 184. Before her are Ernest Henry Wilson, Zitkala-Sa, Ernest Esclangon, Edgar Evans, Cécile Tormay, and Edith Abbott. After her are Mariam Thresia Chiramel, Thomas Mofolo, Pietro Speciale, Marcel Lambert, Lionel Tertis, and Ralph Barton Perry. Among people deceased in 1962, Clara Blandick ranks 196. Before her are John Rimmer, Harmodio Arias Madrid, André Roosevelt, Charles Reisner, Gerrit Achterberg, and Frank Hurley. After her are Robinson Jeffers, William Beebe, María Rosa Lida de Malkiel, Jean Brichaut, Leon Kruczkowski, and Émile Wegelin.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Clara Blandick ranks 62 out of 115. Before her are Szeto Wah (1931), Kelly Chen (1972), René de Obaldia (1918), Ekin Cheng (1967), Tzi Ma (1962), and Nicholas Tse (1980). After her are Stanley Tong (1960), Freddie Wolff (1910), Joan Lorring (1926), Jackson Wang (1994), Peter Chan (1962), and Ching Wan Tang (1947).

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Among ACTORS In Hong Kong

Among actors born in Hong Kong, Clara Blandick ranks 33. Before her are Cherie Chung (1960), Louis Koo (1970), Wakin Chau (1960), Ekin Cheng (1967), Tzi Ma (1962), and Nicholas Tse (1980). After her are Joan Lorring (1926), Anita Yuen (1971), Athena Chu (1971), Sandy Lam (1966), Byron Mann (1967), and Charmaine Sheh (1975).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Wizard of Oz
Auntie Em
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.
Aug 15th 19397.585 / 10
A Star Is Born
Aunt Mattie (uncredited)
Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.
Apr 27th 19377.153 / 10
Heaven Can Wait
Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)
Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he is sure he deserves after living a life of profligacy. The devil, however, isn't so sure Henry meets Hell's standards. Convinced he is where he belongs, Henry recounts his life's deeds, both good and bad, including an act of indiscretion during his 25-year marriage to his wife, Martha, with the hope that "His Excellency" will arrive at the proper judgment.
Aug 5th 19436.869 / 10