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Arthur Blake

Arthur Blake

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 24, 1914
Died Mar 24, 1985 (71)
Birthplace None
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Kingd ... om 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.

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Filmography

Harem Girl

Harem Girl

1952

as Abdul Nassib

Diplomatic Courier

Diplomatic Courier

1952

as Maximilian

Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac

1950

as Montfleury

Port of New York

Port of New York

1949

as Dolly Carney

Gaslight

Gaslight

1944

as Butler (uncredited)

Madame X

Madame X

1937

as Ferguson

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