“Her family says she loved her garden, knitting, and oil painting. She was known for gifting her work to friends and family,” Pennacchio wrote. “Ann and her late husband, Dr. James McNulty, had five children, ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. There’s also a star that bears her name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.”
He continued,” Her family says she was known for personally answering all of her fan mail, which she was grateful to receive. May this lovely lady [rest in peace].
Born on August 16, 1928, in Mount Kisco, N.Y, Blyth began performing as a child in radio and on stage before breaking into Hollywood in the mid-1940s. Her early success quickly led to a string of film roles throughout the 1940s and 1950s, including The Great Caruso, Brute Force, and Rose Marie, in which she demonstrated her exceptional acting and singing talents.
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Ann Blyth, Golden Age of Hollywood star, dies at 98
Best remembered for her unforgettable performance as Veda Pierce in the 1945 classic Mildred Pierce, Blyth rose to fame at just 16 years old, playing the cold and manipulative daughter of Joan Crawford’s title character.
She was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in Mildred Pierce.
Headshot of Ann Blyth, US actress, smiling with bare shoulders in a studio portrait, circa 1950. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
The role made her one of Hollywood’s most talked-about young stars and secured her place in film history.
