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Blanche Yurka (born Blanch Jurka; June 19, 1887 – June 6, 1974) was an American stage and film actress and director. She was an opera singer with minor roles at the Metropolitan Opera and later became a stage actress, making her Broadway debut in 1906 and established herself as a character actor of the classical stage, also appearing in ...
Blanche Yurka. Actress: A Tale of Two Cities. This imposing-looking stage star of early 20th century Broadway was born Blanche Jurka to Bohemian immigrants on June 18, 1887 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Blanche Yurka. Actress: A Tale of Two Cities. This imposing-looking stage star of early 20th century Broadway was born Blanche Jurka to Bohemian immigrants on June 18, 1887 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
- June 18, 1887
- June 6, 1974
Yurka, Blanche (1887–1974) American actress and writer. Name variations: Blanche Jurka. Born on June 19, 1887, in Czechoslovakia; died on June 6, 1974, in New York City; daughter of Anton Jurka and Karolina (Novak) Jurka; attended Wadleigh High School (1901–03), Metropolitan Opera School (1903–05), Institute of Musical Art (now Juilliard ...
Blanche Yurka was an American stage and film actress and director. She was an opera singer with minor roles at the Metropolitan Opera and later became a stage actress, making her Broadway debut in 1906 and established herself as a character actor of the classical stage, also appearing in several films of the 1930s and 1940s.
Jun 7, 1974 · Blanche Yurka, the Broadway star whose acting career spanned more than half a century, died yesterday of arteriolosclerosis at Mount Sinai Hospital. Miss Yurka, who was 86 years old, lived at 325...
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actress. 86 years (United States). biography, photo, best movies and TV shows, news, birthday and age, Date of Death, Real name. Born Blanch Jurka, apparently in St. Paul, Minnesota, she was the fourth...
