Amanda blake biography

Amanda Blake was born Beverly Louise Neill in Buffalo, New York on February 20, 1929.  She was of English and Scottish descent, the only child of Jesse Neill, an industrial banker, and Louise (née Puckett) Neill.  During World War II, the family moved to California because Amanda's father was summoned to the West Coast to work as an engineer as part of the war effort.  

Amanda attended multiple schools in her youth, mainly due to her family's frequent moves.  Most of her grade schools were in the Buffalo area, but she also attended Lincoln Middle/Jr.

High in Santa Monica, California.  For her Freshman and Sophomore high school years, she attended Brenau Academy, an all-girls private boarding school in Gainesville, Georgia, but returned to the Buffalo area to attend Amherst High School for her Junior year and the first semester of her Senior year.  She then completed the final semester of her Senior year at Claremont High School in Claremont