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Olive blakeney biography
Olive Blakeney
American actress (1894–1959)
Olive Blakeney (August 21, 1894 – October 21, 1959)[1] was an American actress.
Early years
Blakeney was born in Newport, Kentucky[2][1] and attended the Cincinnati School of Expression.[3]
Career
Blakeney made her screen debut in England in 1932.[citation needed] In the early 1910s, she acted with the Pittsfield (Massachusetts) Stock Company.[4] In 1914, she was engaged with the Lucille La Vernestock theater company.[5] After working as William Gaxton's partner in vaudeville, she acted on stage in England.
While there, she helped to introduce the play Broadway to British audiences.[2] Her Broadway credits include The Royal Family (1951) and The Browning Version / Harlequinade (1949).[6]
Blakeney portrayed Mrs.
Alice Aldrich, the mother of Henry Aldrich, in eight (seven of which were consecutive) films about The