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Clara Blandick

Acting

Born June 4, 1876 · Onboard American ship in Hong Kong

Died April 15, 1962

Also known as Clara Blanchard Dickey · Clara Dickey

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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.

Filmography28 titles

The Wizard of Oz

1939as Auntie Em

Shadow of Suspicion

1944as Mother Randall

Gentleman Jim

1942as Woman on Train (uncredited)

It Started with Eve

1941as Nurse

A Star Is Born

1937as Aunt Mattie (uncredited)

Possessed

1931as Mrs. Martin

Heaven Can Wait

1943as Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)

Mr. Soft Touch

1949as Susan Balmuss

The Bride Goes Wild

1948as Aunt Pewtie

Life with Father

1947as Miss Wiggins

Key to the City

1950as Liza, Silas' housekeeper

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943as Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)

The Wagons Roll at Night

1941as Mrs. Williams

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939as Mrs. Borst

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936as Gaptown Landlady

Romance

1930as Abigail Armstrong

A Stolen Life

1946as Martha

The Mind Reader

1933as Auntie (uncredited)

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932as Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)

Three on a Match

1932as Mrs. Keaton (uncredited)

The Big Store

1941as Customer Seeking Record (uncredited)

Dreaming Out Loud

1940as Jessica Spencer

Broadway Bill

1934as Mrs. Peterson

People Are Funny

1946as Grandma Wilson

Murder at Midnight

1931as Aunt Julia Gray Kennedy

She-Wolf of London

1946as Mrs. McBroom (uncredited)

The Drums of Jeopardy

1931as Aunt Abbie

Laughing Sinners

1931as Salvation Army Woman