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| Born | Blanche Marie Louise Oelrichs October 1, 1890 Newport, Rhode Island, United States |
| Died | November 5, 1950 (aged 60) Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Blanche Oelrichs (October 1, 1890 – November 5, 1950) was an American poet, playwright, and theatre actress known by the pseudonym, "Michael Strange. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles (48 km south of Providence The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works "
Born Blanche Marie Louise Oelrichs, she was the fourth and youngest child of mining heir Charles May Oelrichs and Blanche Pauline Emilie DeLoosey. At "Rosecliff," her grandparents' opulent mansion in Newport, Rhode Island designed by renowned architect Stanford White, Blanche Oelrichs spent summers amidst the Astors, the Vanderbilts and numerous other wealthy elites of American society. Rosecliff, built 1898-1902 is one of the Gilded Age Mansions ref>Newport summer houses were always referred to as "cottages" no matter how grand they were Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles (48 km south of Providence Stanford White ( November 9, 1853 – June 25, 1906) was an American Architect and partner in the architectural firm of The Astor family is a significant Anglo - American family of German descent notable for their prominence in Business, society, and This article details the family of Cornelius Vanderbilt For other uses see Vanderbilt (disambiguation.
On January 26, 1910, Blanche Oelrichs married Leonard Moorhead Thomas, the son of a prominent Philadelphia banker, with whom she had two children, Leonard Jr. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə (b. 1911) and Robin May Thomas (1915-1944). A Yale University graduate, her husband had worked in the diplomatic service in Rome and Madrid and served with the United States Army in Europe during World War I, earning the Croix de Guerre from the government of France. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Croix de Guerre (sometimes lowercase in French Croix de guerre, meaning "Cross of War" is a military decoration of both France and This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Blanche Oelrichs involved herself as an activist for women's suffrage but her love for literature and poetry, especially the works of Walt Whitman, saw her begin writing verse of her own. Literature is the Art of written works Literally translated the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter Walter Whitman (May 31 1819 &ndash March 26 1892 was an American poet, Essayist journalist, and humanist. Using the pen name Michael Strange, she had her first collection of poems published in 1916. A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a Pseudonym adopted by an Author or their publishers to conceal their identity
Through her social activities, Blanche Oelrichs-Thomas met renowned actor John Barrymore and after divorcing her husband she married him in 1920. John Sidney Blyth Barrymore ( February 15 1882 – May 29 1942) was an American Actor, frequently called the greatest Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar They had one child, Diana Blanche Barrymore, born in 1921. Diana Barrymore ( March 3, 1921 – January 25, 1960) was an American film and stage actress. With drawings provided by John Barrymore, Blanche Oelrichs published a book in 1921 titled "Resurrecting Life. " She then turned her writing skills to the creation of theatrical plays including a 1921 Broadway production titled "Clair de lune. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located " Based on "L'Homme qui rit" by Victor Hugo, her play starred her husband and his sister Ethel Barrymore. The Man Who Laughs is a Novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title L'Homme qui rit. Victor-Marie Hugo ( ( February 26, 1802 – May 22, 1885) was a French Poet, Playwright, Novelist Ethel Barrymore ( August 15, 1879 – June 18, 1959) was an Academy Award -winning American actress and a member of It was made into a 1932 movie of the same name in France by director Henri Diamant-Berger. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Henri Diamant-Berger ( June 9, 1895 - May 7, 1972) was a French Screenwriter, Film director and producer
In 1921, Oelrichs was among the first to join the Lucy Stone League, an organization that fought for women to preserve their maiden names after marriage. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar The Lucy Stone League is a women’s rights organization founded in 1921
Frequently apart from her husband due to his performing in New York and London, England, Blanche Oelrichs spent a great deal of time in Paris, France during the next few years. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city After returning to live in New York, she began acting in live theatre. After her marriage to John Barrymore ended in May of 1925 she performed on stage with a summer stock company in Salem, Massachusetts and appeared in two Broadway plays in 1926 and 1927. Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.
Another book of Oelrichs' poetry was published in 1928 under the title "Selected poems, by Michael Strange" and the following year she married a third time to the prominent New York attorney Harrison Tweed who later became Chairman of Sarah Lawrence College. Sarah Lawrence is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States. During the second half of the 1930s Oelrichs hosted a poetry and music program on New York radio station WOR that gained a strong audience. WOR is a class A (nighttime Clear channel) AM radio station located in New York New York, U In 1960 her daughter Diana Barrymore died at age thirty-eight after a life of drug and alcohol addiction. In 1940, Blanche Oelrichs published her autobiography, "Who Tells Me True. " In 1942 she and Harrison Tweed divorced and in 1944 her son Robin died at the age of twenty-nine.
Starting in the summer of 1940 until her death, Oelrichs was in a long-term relationship with Margaret Wise Brown, the author of many children's books. Margaret Wise Brown ( 23 May 1910 &ndash 13 November 1952) was a prolific American Author of Children's literature The relationship began as something of a mentoring one, but became a romantic relationship including co-habitating at 10 Gracie Street beginning in 1943. 1
Blanche Oelrichs died from leukemia in 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts. Leukemia or leukaemia (Greek leukos λευκός, "white" aima αίμα, "blood" is a Cancer of the Blood She was interred with her son in the Oelrichs family plot in the Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York.
Bibliography
- Miscellaneous poems by Michael Strange (1916)
- Poems, by Michael Strange (1919)
- Resurrecting Life (with drawings by John Barrymore) (1921)
- Selected poems, by Michael Strange (1928)
- Who Tells Me True (1940)
External links
Blanche Oelrichs at the Internet Broadway Database
Notes
1. The Internet Broadway Database ( IBDB) is an online Database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel Marcus, Leonard S. Margaret Wise Brown: Awakened by the Moon. Boston: Beacon Press, 1992. 167-178, 251.
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