Clara Blandick

Clara Blandick

Deceased · Born: Jun 4, 1876 · Died: Apr 15, 1962

Personal Details

Born Jun 4, 1876 Onboard American ship in Hong Kong
Parents
  • Isaac B Dickey
  • Hattie Dickey

Biography

Clara Blandick (born Clara Blanchard Dickey) was an American stage and screen actress best known for her role as Auntie Em in the beloved 1939 classic film The Wizard of Oz.

Career

1949
Mr. Soft Touch
Mr. Soft Touch as Susan Balmuss
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1948
The Bride Goes Wild
The Bride Goes Wild as Aunt Pewtie
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1947
Philo Vance Returns
Philo Vance Returns as Stella Blendon
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1946
People Are Funny
People Are Funny as Grandma Wilson
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So Goes My Love
So Goes My Love as Mrs. Meade
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A Stolen Life
A Stolen Life as Martha
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She-Wolf of London
She-Wolf of London as Mrs. McBroom (uncredited)
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1945
Pillow of Death
Pillow of Death as Belle Kincaid
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Frontier Gal
Frontier Gal as Abigail
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1944
Shadow of Suspicion
Shadow of Suspicion as Mother Randall
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Can't Help Singing
Can't Help Singing as Aunt Cissy
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1943
Dixie
Dixie as Mrs. Mason
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1941
The Getaway
The Getaway as Mrs. Higgins
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The Wagons Roll at Night
The Wagons Roll at Night as Mrs. Williams
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The Nurse's Secret
The Nurse's Secret as Aunt Juliet Mitchell
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1940
Dreaming Out Loud
Dreaming Out Loud as Jessica Spencer
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Alice in Movieland
Alice in Movieland as Grandmother
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Tomboy
Tomboy as Aunt Martha
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Youth Will Be Served
Youth Will Be Served as Miss Bradshaw
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1939
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz as Auntie Em
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Miss Watson
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The Star Maker
The Star Maker as Miss Esther Jones
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1938
My Old Kentucky Home
My Old Kentucky Home as Julia 'Granny' Blair
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1937
Her Husband's Secretary
Her Husband's Secretary as Agatha 'Aunt Gussie' Kingdon
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Small Town Boy
Small Town Boy as Mrs. Armstrong
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Wings Over Honolulu
Wings Over Honolulu as Evie Curtis
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1936
Hearts Divided
Hearts Divided as Aunt Ellen
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1935
Transient Lady
Transient Lady as Eva Branham
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Party Wire
Party Wire as Mathilda Sherman
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1934
The Girl from Missouri
The Girl from Missouri as Miss Newberry
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The Show-Off
The Show-Off as Mrs. 'Ma'
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1933
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
The Bitter Tea of General Yen as Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)
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Ever in My Heart
Ever in My Heart as Anna, the Cook
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Turn Back the Clock
Turn Back the Clock as Mrs. Gimlet, Joe's Mother
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One Sunday Afternoon
One Sunday Afternoon as Mrs. Brush
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The Mind Reader
The Mind Reader as Auntie (uncredited)
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1932
Shopworn
Shopworn as Mrs. Livingston
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Life Begins
Life Begins as Mrs. West
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The Strange Case of Clara Deane
The Strange Case of Clara Deane as Mrs. Lyons (scenes deleted)
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Rockabye
Rockabye as Brida
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1931
The Drums of Jeopardy
The Drums of Jeopardy as Aunt Abbie
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New Adventures of Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford
Murder at Midnight
Murder at Midnight as Aunt Julia Gray Kennedy
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The Easiest Way
The Easiest Way as Agnes Murdock
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Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn as Aunt Polly
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Possessed
Possessed as Mrs. Martin
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1930
Romance
Romance as Abigail Armstrong
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The Sins of the Children
The Sins of the Children as Martha Wagenkampf
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The Girl Said No
The Girl Said No as Mrs. Ward
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Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer as Aunt Polly
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The Last of the Duanes
The Last of the Duanes as Mrs. Duane
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