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Don Blanding(1894-1957)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Popular poet, novelist and lecturer whose works often dealt with the beauty and culture of Hawaii and the South Seas. During his early life, Blanding worked at a variety of jobs throughout the world, gaining many experiences reflected in his writings. This background and his later restless travels led to his being dubbed "The Vagabond Poet".
BornNovember 7, 1894
DiedJune 8, 1957(62)
BornNovember 7, 1894
DiedJune 8, 1957(62)
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Known for

Ward Bond, Mamo Clark, and Raymond Paige in Hawaii Calls (1938)
Hawaii Calls
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1938
Mary Pickford in Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934)
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
5.4
Short
  • Writer
  • 1934
Sandy Dreams (1948)
Sandy Dreams
TV Series
  • Actor
Song of the Islands
Short
  • Narrator(voice)
  • 1934

Credits

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Actor



  • Sandy Dreams (1948)
    Sandy Dreams
    TV Series
    • 1949
  • Song of the Islands
    Short
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1934

Writer



  • Ward Bond, Mamo Clark, and Raymond Paige in Hawaii Calls (1938)
    Hawaii Calls
    5.8
    • novel "Stowaways in Paradise"
    • 1938
  • Mary Pickford in Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934)
    Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
    5.4
    Short
    • poem "Hollywood"
    • 1934

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 7, 1894
    • Kingfisher, Oklahoma Territory, USA
  • Died
    • June 8, 1957
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Dorothy Binney PutnamJune 13, 1940 - June 1947 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Poem: "Hollywood" (filmed as Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934)).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    As a teenager in Lawton, Oklahoma in 1912, Blanding came across a neighbor girl who had been badly cut in a fall, and rushed her to a hospital in a nearby town, saving her life. The child, Billy Cassin, grew up to be Joan Crawford.
  • Nickname
    • The Vagabond Poet

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