Suzanne Kaaren
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| Born |
March 21, 1912 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 27, 2004 (aged 92) Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Resting place | Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, North Carolina |
| Occupation | Stage, film actress |
| Years active | 1933–1984 |
| Known for | Defying Donald Trump The Devil Bat |
| Spouse(s) | Sidney Blackmer (1943-1973) (his death) (2 children) |
| Children | Jonathan Blackmer, Brewster Blackmer (b. 1946) |
Suzanne Kaaren (March 21, 1912 – August 27, 2004) was an American B-movie actress and dancer who starred in stock film genres of the 1930s and 1940s: horror films, westerns, and romances.
Kaaren attended Erasmus Hall High School and Hunter College before being signed by 20th Century Fox in September 1933. In 1931, she won a high-jumping contest in a New York City school contest. Her parents refused to let her compete in the Olympic Games. She collected butterflies as a hobby and had several books filled with the insects.
She acted with stock companies and posed as a model for commercial painters and cigarette advertising. Kaaren appeared in dramatic parts in New York theaters and trained at the Hedgerow Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
She was one of the original Rockettes. Kaaren performed on stage on December 27, 1932, the night Radio City Music Hall opened.
Kaaren left for Hollywood in October 1933. Her starting salary was $150 per week, and was eventually cast opposite Tim McCoy in Ridin' Gents, a Monogram Pictures production. She was then signed by Republic Pictures to play a character in From Rags To Riches. Ridin' Gents was filmed without either McCoy or Kaaren.
She joined a assembled by producer Walter Wanger, which also included Gloria Youngblood. The theatrical company was known as Trade Winds. The comedy When's Your Birthday? (1937) showcased the zany Joe E. Brown, with Kaaren among the supporting players in an RKO Radio Pictures movie about an astrologer.
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