A birthday gift from Edie Blane
Category: One of Edie Blane’s many roles on Block Island was that of an early-on telephone switchboard operator. Photo courtesy of George Mott. “Bound by Blue: A life on Block Island,” a film by Katherine Reaves, presents the life of Edith “Edie” Littlefield Blane through personal narration, capturing Edie’s passion, spirit, and love of Block Island. The film premiered on YouTube on April 13, 2021, which also happened to be Edie’s birthday. Ms. Blane begins her story with her birth, off island in the Norwalk hospital. Her father and his fishing boat quickly rectified that, how...
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