Barbara Bedford ( born Barbara Bedford , née Violet May Rose ; 1903 - 1981 ) is a famous American silent film actress . She starred in dozens of silent films; after the appearance of sound in the cinema , she continued to act in small roles until 1945.
| Bedford Barbara | |
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| Violet may rose | |
 1921 photo | |
| Date of Birth | July 19, 1903 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Date of death | October 25, 1981 (78 years old) |
| Place of death | |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Profession | actress |
| Career | 1920−1945 |
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Biography
Born July 19, 1903 in the town of Eastman County Crawford, Wisconsin (according to other sources in the town Prairie du Chien of the same county [1] ).
She studied in Chicago , where she graduated from Lake View High School . After school, she went in search of happiness in Hollywood. She wrote many letters to actor William Hart , who helped her get a small role in the movie “ The Cradle of Courage ” in 1920. While working in the film The White Circle , she was noticed by another actor, John Gilbert, and recommended the young girl to director and screenwriter Maurice Turner . The turner offered her a role in the movie The Last of the Mohicans , where she played with Alan Roscoe , with whom she was subsequently married twice.
In 1925, she appeared with William Hart in their last joint film, Tumbleweeds . In 1926, she starred in two films Old Loves and New and Mockery along with Lon Cheney .
The actress's career began to fade with the advent of sound in the movie, but she signed a contract with MGM in 1936 and starred in 1945 when she played in her two final films - Girls of the Big House and The Clock .
Died October 25, 1981 in Jacksonville, Florida.
Barbara Bedford was married three times:
- Irvin Willat ( born Irvin Willat , married in 1921, divorced in 1922);
- Alan Roscoe ( born Alan Roscoe [2] , got divorced (1922–1928) and married again (1930–1933, before his death), their daughter was born);
- Terry Spencer ( English Terry Spencer , 1940-1954, until the death of her husband).
Selected Filmography
- 1920 - The Last of the Mohicans : Cora Munro
- 1921 - Cinderella of the Hills : Norris Gredley
- 1922 - Arab Love : Nadine Fortier
- 1922 - The Power of Love : Maria Almeda
- 1923 - " Souls for Sale ": as herself
Notes
- ↑ Barbara Bedford
- ↑ Alan Roscoe (English)
Links
- Barbara Bedford
- www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/acter/hollywood/75815/works/ - filmography and biography
- www.kinopoisk.ru/name/212677/ - biography and filmography