Sally Blane


Sally Blane was an American actress who appeared in more than 100 movies.

Early life

Blane was born in Salida, Colorado, moving to California with her family in 1916. She was the sister of actresses Polly Ann Young and Loretta Young, and the half-sister of Georgiana Young.

Career

Blane had her film debut at the age of seven when she appeared in Sirens of the Sea in 1917. She returned to the film business as an adult in the 1920s, playing small parts in a number of silent films. Her career continued into the 1930s when Blane appeared in several low-budget films, including Once a Sinner, A Dangerous Affair, Arabian Knights, Annabelle's Affairs, Hello Everybody!, City Limits, Against the Law, The Silver Streak, and This is the Life. Some of her scenes, including one in Annabelle's Affairs, in which she appeared in skimpy lingerie with Jeanette MacDonald and Joyce Compton, were risqué for their day, pre-dating the industry's Hays Code that largely forbade such shots after 1934. The footage from Annabelle's Affairs is considered lost.
Although her appearances began to fade toward the late 1930s, Blane acted in more than 100 films. She appeared onscreen at one time or another with all her sisters, for example with all three in The Story of Alexander Graham Bell. After this, Blane appeared in only four more films in small supporting roles: Fighting Mad, Charlie Chan at Treasure Island, La Fuga, and A Bullet for Joey.

Personal life

Blane, at one time romantically linked to singer Russ Columbo, married actor and director Norman Foster in October 1935. In June 1936, they had their first child, Gretchen, named after Blane's sister Loretta Young, whose birth name was Gretchen. They later had a son named Robert. Blane was Catholic and was educated in convent school.

Death

Blane died at her home near Beverly Hills, California, on August 27, 1997, of cancer at the age of 87.
Blane is buried next to her husband in Culver City's Holy Cross Cemetery.

Selected filmography