Name
Arthur Blake
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1914-02-24
Deathday
1985-03-24 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Biography
Arthur Blake (February 24, 1914 – March 24, 1985) was an American actor and nightclub entertainer who was famous for his female impersonations; particularly those of Bette Davis, Carmen Miranda, and Eleanor Roosevelt. He performed in nightclubs in cities throughout the United States and United Kingdom in the 1940s and the 1950s. Although he achieved fame for playing women, he impersonated men as well in his act.
Also a film actor, he is best remembered for the films Port of New York (1949, as Dolly Carney), Cyrano de Bergerac (1950, as Montfleury), Harem Girl (1952, as Abdul Nassib), and Diplomatic Courier (1952, as Max Ralli). In the latter film, his impersonations of Davis and Miranda were featured. In the 1960s and 1970s he was the headliner at the LGBTQ nightclub Crown & Anchor in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Known For
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- 1952 Diplomatic Courier as Maximilian
- 1949 Port of New York as Dolly Carney
- 1952 Harem Girl as Abdul Nassib
- 1937 Madame X as Ferguson
- 1944 Gaslight as Butler (uncredited)
- 1936 The Lion Man
- 1950 Cyrano de Bergerac as Montfleury
- 1945 The Man in Half Moon Street as Man
- 1981 Fothergill as Policeman
- 1944 Ministry of Fear as Man (uncredited)
