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Barbara Read(1917-1963)

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Barbara Read
Barbara Read was born on 29 December 1917 in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for Make Way for Tomorrow (1937), Three Smart Girls (1936) and The Spellbinder (1939). She was married to William Talman, Willard Edward Josephy, John Pershing Crawford and William Paul III. She died on 11 December 1963 in Laguna Beach, California, USA.
BornDecember 29, 1917
DiedDecember 11, 1963(45)
BornDecember 29, 1917
DiedDecember 11, 1963(45)
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Known for

Fay Bainter, Beulah Bondi, Victor Moore, and Barbara Read in Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
Make Way for Tomorrow
8.2
  • Rhoda Cooper
  • 1937
Deanna Durbin in Three Smart Girls (1936)
Three Smart Girls
6.6
  • Kay Craig(as Barbara Reed)
  • 1936
Barbara Read and Lee Tracy in The Spellbinder (1939)
The Spellbinder
6.2
  • Janet Marlowe
  • 1939
Frank Albertson, Johnny Calkins, Barbara Read, and Napoleon in Ginger (1946)
Ginger
  • Peggy Sullivan(as Barbara Reed)
  • 1946

Credits

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  • Coroner Creek (1948)
    Coroner Creek
    6.6
    • Abbie Miles (as Barbara Reed)
    • 1948
  • Key Witness (1947)
    Key Witness
    5.9
    • Martha Higby (as Barbara Reed)
    • 1947
  • Frank Albertson, Johnny Calkins, Barbara Read, and Napoleon in Ginger (1946)
    Ginger
    • Peggy Sullivan (as Barbara Reed)
    • 1946
  • Claire Carleton, Jo-Carroll Dennison, Dorothea Kent, Barbara Read, Kane Richmond, and Anthony Warde in The Missing Lady (1946)
    The Missing Lady
    5.4
    • Margo Lane (as Barbara Reed)
    • 1946
  • Helen Gilbert, Robert Lowery, and Barbara Read in Death Valley (1946)
    Death Valley
    5.4
    • Mitzi (as Barbara Reed)
    • 1946
  • Joseph Crehan, George Chandler, Dorothea Kent, Barbara Read, and Kane Richmond in Behind the Mask (1946)
    Behind the Mask
    4.8
    • Margo Lane (as Barbara Reed)
    • 1946
  • Barbara Read and Kane Richmond in The Shadow Returns (1946)
    The Shadow Returns
    5.3
    • Margo Lane (as Barbara Reed)
    • 1946
  • Ricardo Cortez, William Henry, and Rochelle Hudson in Rubber Racketeers (1942)
    Rubber Racketeers
    5.5
    • Mary Dale
    • 1942
  • Joyce Compton, Neil Hamilton, June Lang, and Barbara Read in Too Many Women (1942)
    Too Many Women
    4.7
    • Linda Pearson
    • 1942
  • Alan Mowbray, Barbara Read, and Helen Vinson in Curtain Call (1940)
    Curtain Call
    5.8
    • Helen Middleton
    • 1940
  • Patric Knowles, Alan Marshal, Barbara Read, and Helen Vinson in Married and in Love (1940)
    Married and in Love
    5.8
    • Helen Yates
    • 1940
  • Barbara Read and Lee Tracy in The Spellbinder (1939)
    The Spellbinder
    6.2
    • Janet Marlowe
    • 1939
  • Pamela Blake, Marge Champion, Doris Davenport, James Ellison, Barbara Read, Anne Shirley, and June Storey in Sorority House (1939)
    Sorority House
    5.8
    • Dotty Spencer
    • 1939
  • Ralph Bellamy, William Gargan, Josephine Hutchinson, and Barbara Read in The Crime of Doctor Hallet (1938)
    The Crime of Doctor Hallet
    6.4
    • Claire Saunders
    • 1938
  • Sheila Bromley, Louis Hayward, and Barbara Read in Midnight Intruder (1938)
    Midnight Intruder
    6.3
    • Patricia Hammond
    • 1938

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Barbara Reed
  • Born
    • December 29, 1917
    • Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • December 11, 1963
    • Laguna Beach, California, USA(suicide)
  • Spouses
      William TalmanMay 17, 1952 - September 13, 1961 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Pictorials

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  • Trivia
    Under contract to Columbia, she was paid but never used for a single picture. She quit in disgust. She was later signed by Universal and was cast as one of the Craig sisters in Three Smart Girls (1936) along with Deanna Durbin and Nan Grey. This was Barbara's first and best remembered film.
  • Nickname
    • Barbara Reed

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