Barbara La Marr
Actor
- Born
- July 28, 1896 · Yakima, Washington, USA
- Died
- January 30, 1926 (age 29)
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Barbara La Marr (born Reatha Dale Watson; July 28, 1896 – January 30, 1926) was an American film actress and screenwriter who appeared in 27 films during her career between 1920 and 1926. La Marr was also noted by the media for her beauty, dubbed as "The Girl Who Is Too Beautiful," as well as her tumultuous personal life.
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During her career, La Marr became known as the pre-eminent vamp of the 1920s; she partied and drank heavily, once remarking to the press that she only slept two hours a night. In 1924, her health began to falter after a series of crash diets for comeback roles further affected her lifestyle, leading to her death from pulmonary tuberculosis and nephritis at age 29.
She was posthumously honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to the film industry.
Known for
The Three Musketeers
August 28, 1921
Souls for Sale
April 22, 1923
The Prisoner of Zenda
September 11, 1922
The Nut
March 6, 1921
The White Moth
May 11, 1924
Trifling Women
November 6, 1922
Desperate Trails
June 11, 1921
The Eternal City
December 17, 1923
Flame of Youth
December 5, 1920
Strangers of the Night
September 10, 1923
The White Monkey
June 7, 1925
Mary of the Movies
May 27, 1923
Acting29
- 1942Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) as Self (archive footage)
- 1926The Girl from Montmartre as Emilia Faneaux
- 1925The White Monkey as Fleur Forsyte
- 1925The Heart of a Siren as Isabella Echevaria
- 1924Hello, 'Frisco as Barbara La Marr
- 1924Sandra as Sandra Waring
- 1924The White Moth as The White Moth
- 1924The Shooting of Dan McGrew as Lady Known as Lou
- 1924Thy Name Is Woman as Guerita
- 1923