| Gloria Blondell | |
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Blondell as Honeybee Willis, "The Life of Riley" |
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| Background information | |
| Born | August 16, 1915 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 25, 1986 (aged 70) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Actress, Comedienne, Voice actress |
| Years active | 1938–1962 |
Gloria Blondell (16 August 1915 [1] − 25 March 1986) is the younger sister of Joan Blondell.[2] She was an actress and voice actor between 1938 and 1962.[3] In 1935 she appeared in the Broadway production of Three Men on a Horse at the Playhouse in New York City. She is probably best remembered for her role as Honeybee Gillis in the 1950s era sitcom, The Life of Riley. She appeared as Grace Foster on one episode of "I Love Lucy" entitled "The Anniversary Present" (1952). She was married to film producer Albert Broccoli. For Daisy Duck's second appearance Gloria Blondell took over, marking the debut of Daisy's "normal" voice. Blondell would voice Daisy for six of her nine speaking appearances during the classic shorts era.
Her interment was in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.