Joan Blondell (1906–1979)

Born: August 30, 1906 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: December 25, 1979 (age 73) in Santa Monica, California, USA

[on Clark Gable] It was the joy of your life to know Clark Gable. He was everything good you could think of. He had delicious humor, he had great compassion, he was always a fine old teddy bear. In no way was he conscious of his good looks, as were most other men in pictures at that time. Clark was very unactorly.

[on Bette Davis] When Bette’s good, she’s real good. When she’s bad, she’s awful. But at least, she’s not afraid to bat an eyelash.

[on her husbands] [George] Barnes provided my first real home, [Dick] Powell was my security man, and [Michael] Todd was my passion. But I loved them all.