Other works
Blondell, Joan. _Center Door Fancy_ (roman à clef). New York: Delacorte Press, 1972.
Starred in an unsold sitcom pilot in 1959 called, "The Jacksons"
In 1965, she co-starred in an unsold comedy pilot for ABC called "Ace of the Mounties" where she played the girlfriend of a bumbling member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police whose dog always got its man.
In 1967, she starred in an unsold sitcom pilot for ABC called "Mrs. Thursday," where she played a maid who inherits a small fortune as well as a business that she has no idea how to run.
Appeared in the following
Broadway productions: Play: The Trial of Mary Dugan (1927). Written by Bayard Veiller. National Theatre: 19 Sept 1927- Oct 1927 (437 performances). (Replacement actor). Cast included:
Robert Cummings,
Arthur Hohl,
Oscar Polk.
Maggie the Magnificient (1929). Written by George Kelly. Cort Theatre: 21 Oct 1929- Nov 1929 (closing date unknown/32 performances). Cast included:
James Cagney. Produced by Laurence Rivers, Inc.
Penny Arcade (1930). Written by
Marie Baumer. Directed and co-produced by
William Keighley. Fulton Theatre: 10 Mar 1930- Mar 1930 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast included:
Don Beddoe,
James Cagney,
Millard Mitchell. Co-produced by W. P. Tanner. Note:
Al Jolson bought the rights for this flop cheaply after the show closed and sold it to Warner Brothers with the unusual proviso that both Joan Blondell and James Cagney were to be retained. Although they tested for their original leads, they were cast in lesser roles with the film oddly retitled as
Sinners' Holiday (1930).
The Naked Genius (1943). Written by
Gypsy Rose Lee. Staged by
George S. Kaufman. Plymouth Theatre: 21 Oct 1943- 20 Nov 1943 (36 performances). As "Honey Bee Carroll." Cast included:
Millard Mitchell,
Rex O'Malley,
Marcel Rousseau. Produced by
Michael Todd.
The Rope Dancers (1957) [drama]. Written by Morton Wishengrad. Directed Peter Hall. Cort Theatre: 20 Nov 1957- 3 May 1958 (189 performances). As " "Mrs. Farrow." Cast:
Art Carney, Siobhan McKenna,
Theodore Bikel,
Joe Boland, William Edmonson, Joseph Julian, Beverly Lunsford, Barbara Myers. Produced by the Playwright's Company.
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