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Theda Bara
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Theda Bara, born Theodosia Burr Goodman, was an American film and stage actor. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and educated at the University of Cincinnati. Her professional career in acting began in 1914 and concluded in 1926. She spoke English and was recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection.
Bara died of stomach cancer in Los Angeles on April 7, 1955, due to natural causes. She was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Her spouse was Charles Brabin. She is noted for receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
From Wikipedia Theda Bara (born Theodosia Burr Goodman, July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the most popular actresses of the silent era, and one of cinema's earliest sex symbols. Her femme fatale roles earned her the nickname The Vamp (short for vampire). Bara made more than 40 films between 1914 and 1926, but most are now lost because…
Known for
- Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films — Herself (archive footage)2011
- Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema — Self (archive footage)2007
- The Woman with the Hungry Eyes — Archival Footage2006
- The Casting Couch1995
- The Movies March On — Self - From 'A Fool There Was' (archive footage)1939
- The Film Parade — (archive footage) (uncredited)1933
- Stars of Yesterday — Self1931
- 45 Minutes from Hollywood — Herself1926
- Madame Mystery — Madame Mysterieux1926
- The Unchastened Woman — Caroline Knollys1925
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Key facts
- Born
- Theodosia Burr Goodman , ( 1885-07-29 ) July 29, 1885, Cincinnati , Ohio , U.S.
- Died
- April 7, 1955 (1955-04-07) (aged 69), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
- Alma mater
- University of Cincinnati
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1908–1926
- Spouse
- Charles Brabin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1921 )
- Relatives
- Lori Bara (sister)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cincinnati
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Charles Brabin
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Hair colour
- black hair
- Image
- Theda Bara by Albert Witzel 1917.jpg
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Commons category
- Theda Bara
- date of birth
- 1885-07-29
- date of death
- 1955-04-07
- cause of death
- stomach cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- Theda Bara
- birth name
- Theodosia Burr Goodman
- name in native language
- Theda Bara
- start of work period
- 1914-00-00
- end of work period
- 1926-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Theda Bara (/ˈθiːdə ˈbærə/ THEE-də BARR-ə; born Theodosia Burr Goodman; July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the more popular actresses of the silent era and one of cinema's early sex symbols. Her femme fatale roles earned her the nickname "The Vamp" (short for vampire, here meaning a seductive woman), later fueling the rising popularity in "vamp" roles based in exoticism and sexual domination.
Born to a Jewish family in Cincinnati, Bara was the biggest star of Fox Studios, which concocted a fictitious persona for her as an Egyptian-born woman interested in the occult. She made 43 films between 1914 and 1926. Three of her films were for Pathe, one was for Chadwick Pictures and 39 were for Fox; most of these were lost in the 1937 Fox vault fire.
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