Blase

03/17/2002
Marianna Clore Blase died on Thursday, March 14, 2002 at her home in San Antonio. Her lifelong love of and talent for the theatre was matched only by her devotion to her family. Marianna was born on August 17, 1929 in Evanston, IL, the first child of Rev. Gerald L. Clore and Anna Ridlen Clore. Marianna graduated from Vickery Hillcrest High School in Dallas in 1948 and the University of Texas at Austin in 1952 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Marianna studied theatre arts in New York City with Martha Graham, Herbert Burghoff, and Florence Kyte. She married A.J. Bob Blase in Dallas on May 1, 1955. They moved to San Antonio in 1959, where Bob was the Director of the Goodwill Industries and Marianna appeared on most San Antonio stages. Her performances earned her four Globe Awards in the 1990s, including "Best Actress in a Play" and "Best Actress in a Comedy" in the same season, 1991-1992. The San Antonio Theater Community designated her a "Living Legend" in 2000. She was a member of Actors Equity, Screen Actors Guild, and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Bob Blase; daughters, Emily Blase of San Antonio and Julie Blase of Austin; son, David Blase of San Antonio; sister, Burneta Clayton of Nashville, TN; brother and sister-in-law, Gerald Clore and Judy Deloache of Charlottesville, VA; grandson, Jason Feuerbacher and granddaughter, Aurora Blase of San Antonio; and four stage "sisters", Mary Denman, Alice Finney, Helen Hogan Perkins and Andrea Sandifer. Memorial Service "A Celebration of a Life: Memories of Marianna" will be held on Sunday, April 7, 2002 at 5:00 P.M. at the San Pedro Playhouse. In lieu of perishable remembrances, the family requests tax-deductible donations be made to the Permanent Maintenance Fund of the San Pedro Playhouse, P.O. Box 12356, San Antonio, TX 78212.

from Express News