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Joyce Bland

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Joyce Bland
Joyce Bland.
Born
Joyce Elizabeth K. Bland

10 May 1906
Died24 August 1963 (aged 57)
Years active1932-1938

Joyce Bland (10 May 1906 – 24 August 1963) was a Welsh film actress.[1]

Early life

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Joyce Bland was born in 1906, at Caerleon, Wales. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Career

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Bland made her stage debut on tour in 1927 in The Constant Nymph. She then returned to London and understudied Tallulah Bankhead. In 1935 she appeared in the historical play Mary Tudor.

Her interpretation of the role of Goneril in King Lear was considered "extraordinary" and "sinister".[2] However, another critic referred to her as "the aptly named Joyce Bland," who "spoke finely" and "looked beautiful" as Desdemona in Othello at Stratford.[3]

Later she went to North America where she appeared in Shakespearean roles.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1932 Goodnight, Vienna Countess Helga
The Flag Lieutenant Mrs. Cameron
The Barton Mystery Helen Barton
1933 The Crime at Blossoms Valerie Merryman
1935 The Right Age to Marry Ellen
1936 A Touch of the Moon Mrs. Fairclough
Spy of Napoleon The Empress
1937 Dreaming Lips Christine
Victoria the Great Florence Nightingale
Cymbeline Imogen TV film
Genius at Home Jane Carlyle TV film
1938 Coming of Age Isobel Strudwick
Chips Lady
Sixty Glorious Years Florence Nightingale
The Citadel Nurse Sharp
1939 England's Shakespeare Rosalind Documentary short

References

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  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ John Berryman, Berryman's Shakespeare: Essays, Letters, and Other Writings (Tauris Park 2001): 131. ISBN 9781860646430
  3. ^ Michael Neill, "Introduction" in The Oxford Shakespeare: Othello (Oxford University Press 2008): 104. ISBN 9780199535873
  4. ^ "Two Plays End Shakespearean Week at Walker" Winnipeg Tribune (11 November 1929): 8. via Newspapers.comOpen access icon

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