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Blanche Friderici

Blanche Friderici

1873 – 1933·Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA

Blanche Friderici was a noted American stage and screen actress, her film career beginning in 1920. She is probably best remembered for her roles in Night Nurse (1931), A Farewell to Arms (1932), and Flying Down to Rio (1933). Although today typically indicated to have been born on 21 January 1878, Friderici's actual birth date was 12 September 1873, per multiple reliable records (including her Brooklyn, New York birth record) from throughout her lifetime.

Filmography

Sadie Thompson

Sadie Thompson

1928Mrs. Alfred Davidson
A Farewell to Arms

A Farewell to Arms

1932Head Nurse
Buffalo Stampede

Buffalo Stampede

1933Jane Jett