Betty Blythe

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Betty Blythe
Betty Blythe
Betty Blythe in The Queen of Sheba
Betty Blythe in The Queen of Sheba

Betty Blythe (1 September 1893 - 7 April 1972), born Elizabeth Blythe Slaughter, was an American silent-screen star who became a supporting actress during the talkies. Blythe was married to actor and film director Paul Scardon.

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[edit] Career

Blythe began her stage work in such theatrical pieces as So Long Letty and The Peacock Princess. After touring Europe and the States, she entered films in 1918 at the Vitagraph Studios in Brooklyn, then she was brought to Hollywood's Fox studio as a replacement for actress Theda Bara. As famous for her revealing costumes as for her dramatic skills, she became a star in such exotic films as The Queen of Sheba (1921) and She (1925).

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[edit] Stageplay

  • Paging Danger (1931)
  • House Afire (1930)

[edit] Death

Betty Blythe died in Woodland Hills, CA in 1972, and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, CA.

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