Barbara Read(1917-1963)

Actress

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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 Place aux jeunes (1937), Trois jeunes filles à la page (1936) and Married and in Love (1940). 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.

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Awards
- 1 win total

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Known for

Place aux jeunes (1937)

Place aux jeunes

8.1

Rhoda Cooper

1937

Deanna Durbin in Trois jeunes filles à la page (1936)

Trois jeunes filles à la page

6.5

Kay Craig

1936

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

Credits

Actress

Ton heure a sonné
6.6
- Abbie Miles (as Barbara Reed)
- 1948
Key Witness
6.0
- Martha Higby (as Barbara Reed)
- 1947
Ginger
- Peggy Sullivan (as Barbara Reed)
- 1946
The Missing Lady
5.4
- Margo Lane (as Barbara Reed)
- 1946
Vallée de la mort
5.3
- Mitzi (as Barbara Reed)
- 1946
Behind the Mask
4.9
- Margo Lane (as Barbara Reed)
- 1946
The Shadow Returns
5.4
- Margo Lane (as Barbara Reed)
- 1946
Rubber Racketeers
5.6
- Mary Dale
- 1942
Too Many Women
4.7
- Linda Pearson
- 1942
Curtain Call
5.9
- Helen Middleton
- 1940
Married and in Love
5.8
- Helen Yates
- 1940
The Spellbinder
6.2
- Janet Marlowe
- 1939
Sorority House
5.8
- Dotty Spencer
- 1939
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
6.4
- Claire Saunders
- 1938
Midnight Intruder
6.3
- Patricia Hammond
- 1938

Personal details

Alternative name
- Barbara Reed
Born
- December 29, 1917
- Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Died
- December 11, 1963
- Laguna Beach, California, USA(suicide)
Spouses
Publicity listings
- 2 Pictorials

Did you know

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 Trois jeunes filles à la page (1936) along with Deanna Durbin and Nan Grey. This was Barbara's first and best remembered film.

Nickname
- Barbara Reed

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When did Barbara Read die?
December 11, 1963
How did Barbara Read die?
Suicide
How old was Barbara Read when she died?
45 years old
Where did Barbara Read die?
Laguna Beach, California, USA
When was Barbara Read born?
December 29, 1917

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