Amanda Blake
1929 — 1989
Buffalo, New York
Veteran TV Actress and animal welfare activist.
Amanda Blake is best known for her television work in "The Edge of Night," and "Gunsomke."
In 1971 she joined with others in Phoenix, Arizona to form the Arizona Animal Welfare League. The AAWL is now the oldest and largest "no-kill" animal shelter in Arizona. In 1976 she hosted the 1st Annual "Sato" Mutt Show in response to all the pure-bred dog shows.
Before making it in show business, she worked as a telephone operator.
Blake was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1968.
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