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16 october 1965 los angeles , california , u.s. london , england 05 december 1901 blyth daly.jpg blyth daly
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blyth daly

blyth daly , also spelled blythe daley -lrb- december 5 , 1901 -- october 16 , 1965 -rrb- was an actress who appeared in stage productions on broadway and who appeared in several silent and sound films .
she is better known for her relationships and friendships in the underworld of the hollywood and new york city lesbian acting community than for her acting career itself .
she was the daughter of established stage actor arnold daly and his wife mary blythe .
in 1919 , frank case , manager of the algonquin hotel , began hosting popular and well known members of the acting and writing community , with the group being dubbed the `` algonquin round table '' , with members including edna ferber , actress tallulah bankhead , harpo marx and others .
daly , never what was called an `` official member '' of the group , attended through her association with bankhead , estelle winwood and actress eva le gallienne , with the four of them being dubbed `` the four riders of the algonquin '' due to their appearances together at the `` algonquin round table '' .
daly was bisexual , as was bankhead , and le gallienne was well known inside the acting community as being lesbian .
the four became close friends and associates , but of the four , daly 's acting career never took off .
she had several bit-parts in early silent films , and well into the 1930s she had small appearances , always uncredited .
by the 1960s she had all but disappeared .
