Blanche Sweet Death
Sarah passed away on September 6, 1986 at the age of 90 in New York City, New York, USA. Sarah's cause of death was stroke.
When did Blanche Sweet die?
September 6, 1986How did Blanche Sweet die? What was the cause of death?
StrokeHow old was Blanche Sweet when died?
90Where did Blanche Sweet die? What was the location of death?
New York City, New York, USA
Blanche Sweet Birthday and Date of Death
Blanche Sweet was born on June 18, 1896 and died on September 6, 1986. Sarah was 90 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: June 18, 1896
Date of Death: September 6, 1986
Age at Death: 90
Is Blanche Sweet's mother, Florence Hackett, dead or alive?
Florence Hackett's information is not available now.
Blanche Sweet's brother :
- Albert Hackett. (In-Law)
Blanche Sweet - Biography
Born into a family of show people, Blanche first appeared on the stage when she was 18 months old. Blanche was a dancer by the time she was four and a talented actress by 1909 when she started work at Biograph with D.W. Griffith. At 14, she was two years younger than Mary Pickford, but her maturity and appearance soon lead to leading roles. She starred in such films as The Lonedale Operator (1911) and Judith of Bethulia (1914). Unlike most of the frail roles for women of her day, her presence was smart and resourceful. She left Biograph in 1914 and worked with Cecil B. DeMille in The Warrens of v*rginia (1915). A popular and independent actress, she worked for many studio's and directors in the age of silent movies. In 1922, she married director Marshall Neilan, who would direct her in Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1924). The marriage ended in divorce in 1929. In 1923, she starred in Anna Christie (1923), directed by John Griffith Wray, the first Eugene O'Neill (I) play to reach the screen. Even before the talkies appeared, her career was in decline. She made three talking pictures including Show Girl in Hollywood (1930). This was to be the last film that Blanche Sweet appeared in before retiring. Her line, in the movie, about being washed up at 32 in Hollywood was close to the truth for her. She was 34. After that she retired from the screen and returned to the Stage. She appeared in plays on Broadway and with touring companies and also worked in radio during the thirties. Blanche married one of her stage co-stars, Raymond Hackett, in 1936 and remained married until his death in 1958.
