Clara Blandick - Actress (Hollywood Classic Era)
=================================================================================================== Tuesday 20, October 2026, 17:00. Clara Blandick: About - Blandick, c. 1903 Born Clara Blanchard Dickey June 4, 1876 British Hong Kong Died April 15, 1962 (aged 85) Hollywood, California, U.S. Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale Occupation Actress Years active 1901–1950 Spouse: Harry Stanton Elliott - (m. 1905; div. 1912) Introductions: Clara Blandick (born Clara Blanchard Dickey; June 4, 1876 – April 15, 1962) was an American character actress of the film, stage and theater. Today's audiences may recognize her as Aunt Em in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer classic film adaptation of The Wizard of Oz (1939). As a character actress, she often played eccentric elderly matriarchs. Early life: Clara Blanchard Dickey was born on June 4, 1876,[2] the daughter of Isaac B. Dickey and Harriet "Hattie" Dickey (née Mudgett), aboard the Willard Mudgett – an American ...