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Blanche Mehaffey — Actress (former), American

Blanche Mehaffey

Also known as Janet Morgan

Born
Jul 28, 1907
height
5'3" (or 160 cm)
body type
Average
nationality
American

Career

Active 1923 – 1938

Biography

About Blanche Mehaffey

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Blanche Mehaffey had a petite frame, standing at 5'3" with an average build and natural, real breasts. She began as a dancer with the Ziegfeld Follies before coming to Hollywood. Starting in 1923, she starred in many comedies, westerns, and drama films, initially for the Hal Roach Film Company, often playing opposite Charley Chase and later Glenn Tryon. She occasionally appeared in drama and cowboy features.

In 1929, she dropped out of filming to study voice and languages for more than a year in New York City. She returned to films in 'Sunrise Trail,' a western starring Bob Steele, in 1931. Her final on-screen appearance was in 1938's 'The Wages of Sin' made at the Willis Kent studios. She was American, of Caucasian ethnicity, and was active from 1923 to 1938, starting around age 15.

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Died
Sunday 31st of March 1968 (age 60)
Years Active
1923-1938 (started around 15 years old; 15 years active)
Birthplace
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Ethnicity
Caucasian
Sexuality
Straight

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What led to her brief hiatus in the late 1920s?

In 1929, Blanche Mehaffey paused her film career to study voice and languages in New York City for over a year before returning to the screen in 1931.

Which studios or partners was she associated with?

She worked for the Hal Roach Film Company, often appearing opposite Charley Chase and later Glenn Tryon, and finished her career at Willis Kent studios.

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