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BARBARA BATES ,AMERICAN SINGER / ACTRESS 1925 AUGUST 6 - 1969 MARCH 18

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  BARBARA  BATES ,AMERICAN SINGER /  ACTRESS  1925 AUGUST 6 - 1969 MARCH 18 Barbara Jane Bates  (August 6, 1925 – March 18, 1969) was an American singer and actress, best known for her portrayal of Phoebe in the 1950 drama film  All About Eve . and as Katy Morgan on  It's a Great Life  (1954-1956). Early life [ edit ] The eldest of three daughters, Bates was born in  Denver ,  Colorado . [1]  While growing up in Denver, she studied  ballet  and worked as a teen  fashion model . The shy teen was persuaded to enter a local  beauty contest  and won, receiving two round-trip train tickets to  Hollywood, California . Two days before returning to Denver, Bates met Cecil Coan, a  United Artists   publicist , who she would later marry. [2] Career [ edit ] In September 1944, 19 year old Bates signed a contract with  Universal Pictures  after Cecil Coan introduced her to producer  Walter ...

BARBARA EVEREST BRITISH ACTRESS BORN 1890 JUNE 19 - 1968 FEBRUARY 9

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  BARBARA EVEREST BRITISH ACTRESS BORN  1890 JUNE 19 - 1968 FEBRUARY 9 Barbara Everest (19 June 1890 – 9 February 1968) was a British stage and film actress.[1][2] She was born in Southfields, Surrey, and made her screen debut in the 1916 film The Man Without a Soul.[1] On stage she played Queen Anne in the 1935 historical play Viceroy Sarah by Norman Ginsbury. Selected filmography A two-story beige brick house with pointed roof topped by several chimneys with pots and a wooden bay window on the front at ground level. In front is a brick wall. There is a circular blue plaque on the left side of the house near the second storey Everest's London house near Kew Gardens, with blue plaque Born June 9 ,  1883   in  Wandsworth, Surrey, England, UK Died February 9 ,  1968   in  Wimbledon, Surrey, England, UK   (undisclosed) Birth Name Barbara Mary Everest Height 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Mini Bio (1) Barbara Everest was born on June 9, 1883...

BARBARA LAWRENCE,AMERICAN ACTRESS DIED NOVEMBER 13,2013

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BARBARA LAWRENCE,AMERICAN ACTRESS  DIED NOVEMBER 13,2013 Barbara Jo Lawrence (February 24, 1930 – November 13, 2013) was an American model, actress, and real estate agent. Early years[edit source] Born to Morris Lawrence and Berniece (or Bernice) Eaton Lawrence in Carnegie, Oklahoma,[3] Barbara Jo moved with her mother to Kansas City, Missouri as an adolescent. Career[edit source] Lawrence's career began as a child photographer's model. She appeared in her first film, Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe (1945), as a night-club patron. A year later, she made a strong impression in her second film at 20th Century-Fox, Margie, in which she played outgoing flapper Maryville. She was featured in the swashbuckler Captain from Castile (1947) with Tyrone Power. While finishing her studies at UCLA,[4] she attracted the attention of talent scouts, and Lawrence was soon featured in a number of additional 20th Century-Fox movies, including You Were Meant for Me, Gi...

BARBARA BRITTON AMERICAN ACTRESS BORN 1919 SEPTEMBER 26

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BARBARA BRITTON AMERICAN ACTRESS  BORN 1919 SEPTEMBER 26 Barbara Britton (September 26, 1919 – January 17, 1980) was an American film and television actress.[2] She is best known for her western film roles opposite Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Gene Autry and for her two-year tenure as inquisitive amateur sleuth Pam North on the television and radio series Mr. and Mrs. North.[3] Early life[edit] Barbara Maurine Brantingham was born September 26, 1919, in Long Beach, California.[4] Her involvement with stage productions began when she was 14.[5] She attended Polytechnic High School and Long Beach City College, majoring in speech with the intention of working as a speech and drama teacher. While in school she began to show an interest in acting and began working on local stage productions.[6] Career[edit] In 1941, while appearing in a Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, a photo of Britton was used on the front page of a local newspaper. A talent sc...