Ann Blyth and Edmund Purdom between scenes in The Student Prince (1954)

This is a candid shot between scenes with Ann Blyth and newcomer Edmund Purdom in The Student Prince (1954).  From my book Ann Blyth: Actress. Singer. Star. -- Purdom recalls the influence she had on him:

Purdom’s opinions of Ann Blyth are quoted in an issue of Movie Secrets from 1955:

 He said, a long time ago, that Ann Blyth was the only actress he’d worked with in Hollywood who seemed to know exactly what she was doing, and why… “She’s one of the most wonderful people, and one of the few really good people, I have ever known.”

You can watch The Student Prince this afternoon on TCM.

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Ann Blyth on stage in The Sound of Music

                            Photo property of Dan Pagel, used by permission.

Ann Blyth plays Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music, pictured here with her cast of children at the Melody Top Theatre in Milwaukee.  She had played the role on tour in several cities in 1964, 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1978.  From my book, Ann Blyth: Actress. Singer. Star. and her 1972 Milwaukee performance:

"A review by Jay Joslyn of the Milwaukee Sentinel lauded the opening of the summer season with:

 …what every summer theater should have: glorious weather, a spectacular star, a well polished company and a vehicle of supreme charm.

 To combine an appearance of Ann Blyth with a performance of The Sound of Music has to be the equivalent of box office overkill…each generates success.

The show broke audience attendance records.

Miss Blyth, her voice as lovely and true as ever, gives the role of Maria von Trapp a wonderful gamin turn that provides great strength and sympathy.  She’s superb.

Mitchell Gregg played the Captain in this production, where each of the fourteen performances was sold out."

My sincere thanks for use of this photo to Dan Pagel, who maintains the website Memories of Melody Top, and does so much to preserve the history of this wonderful summer theater.

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Ann Blyth books for the holidays! December sale!

 Ann Blyth: Actress. Singer. Star., a comprehensive look at talented Ann Blyth's long career in films, on stage, radio, and concerts, is now on SALE!

Get your eBook for half price this month at Amazon for $3.99.

The print book is available at Amazon for $21.99 (also here at my Etsy shop).

The audio book is available here at Amazon, narrated by actress Toni Lewis.

Ann Blyth Performs in Bitter Sweet Operetta

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Ann Blyth performs in Noel Coward's operetta, Bitter Sweet at the Melody Top Theater in Milwaukee, 1975.  You can just about see in the background members of the audience sitting close to the stage in that wonderful intimacy of theatre-in-the-round.

My sincere thanks for use of this photo to Dan Pagel, who maintains the website Memories of Melody Top, and does so much to preserve the history of this wonderful summer theater. I believe the photo is by Richard Borgeson.

From my book on Ann's career -- Ann Blyth: Actress, Singer, Star.:

One audience member saw Ann the next day at the local mall, as recounted in this Memories of Melody Top website posted comment: 

Bitter Sweet, an operetta by Noel Coward, was charming, as was Ann Blyth when I encountered her over a table of sale items in Marshall Field’s at Mayfair Mall the day after I saw her performance…I couldn’t resist telling her I didn’t want to bother her when she was shopping, but I had to say how much I enjoyed her performance the previous evening.  I immediately took off, only to hear her yelling after me, “That’s no bother!”

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