Arthur Lake in a promotional photograph released by Columbia Pictures in the mid-1940s

Arthur Lake b. Arthur Silverlake (April 17, 1905 - January 9, 1987) was an American actor. He was a native of Corbin, Kentucky. Image File history File links Arthur_Lake. ... Image File history File links Arthur_Lake. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Corbin is a city in Whitley and Knox counties in southeastern Kentucky. ...

Lake appeared in films starting in the late 1920's, beginning as an adolescent character actor. By the sound era he was playing light romantic roles, usually with a comic "Mama's Boy" tone to them. He is best known for portraying the Blondie comic strip character of Dagwood Bumstead in the long-running series of Blondie films produced by Columbia Pictures from 1938 until 1950. He also portrayed the character in a 1957 Blondie television series. His work in the popular Blondie radio show earned him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6646 Hollywood Blvd. Blondie logo, featuring Dagwood, Blondie, Daisy the dog, son Alexander, and daughter Cookie. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... Dagwood Bumstead is a fictional character in the comic strip Blondie, who was introduced prior to February 17, 1933. ... Blondie is a 1938 movie based on the Blondie comic strip, that was directed by Frank Strayer. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... An example of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, for the film actress Carole Lombard. ...

He died of a heart attack in Indian Wells, California on January 9, 1987 and was interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood. A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ... Indian Wells is a city located in Riverside County, California, in the Palm Springs area, in between Palm Desert and La Quinta. ... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hollywood Forever Cemetery is located at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood, California, adjacent to the north side of Paramount Studios. ...

He was the brother of actress Florence Lake and a nephew by marriage of Marion Davies. Florence Lake,(1904 - 1980),was an American actress who was the best known and most prolific of Edgar Kennedys screen wives in his series of domestic short comedies which ran until 1948. ... Marion Davies illustrated by Hamilton King, 1920 Marion Davies (born January 3, 1897; died September 23, 1961) was an American comedic actress. ...

External links

• Arthur Lake at the Internet Movie Database
• Blondie: The Movie Series
• Find a Grave:Arthur Lake