Barbara Read

Barbara Read

Born in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada, Barbara Read was the daughter of a contractor. 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 inThree Smart Girls (1936) along with Deanna Durbin and Nan Grey. This was Barbara's first and best remembered film. Her career was over by the time she married actor William Talman, of "Perry Mason" fame, in 1953. The couple had two children: Barbara ("Barbie") and William III ("Bobo"). The marriage was turbulent as both she and Talman suffered from alcohol problems. They divorced in 1960 with Barbara gaining custody of the children. Talman took over custody a year later when Barbara's alcoholism and mental/emotional problems became overbearing. Committed suicide at her Laguna Beach, California home when she turned on the gas jets of her stove and sealed the doors and windows. She left a suicide note blaming "ill health". Barbara Read bore a powerful likeness to Deanna Durbin, whose sister she was portraying in "Three Smart Girls". Date of Death: 11 December 1963, Laguna Beach, California (suicide)

  • Populariteit : 2.644
  • Bekend om : Acting
  • Verjaardag : 1917-12-29
  • Geboorteplaats : Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
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Barbara Read Films

  • 1937
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    Make Way for Tomorrow

    Make Way for Tomorrow

    7.6 1937 HD

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  • 1948
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    Coroner Creek

    Coroner Creek

    6 1948 HD

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  • 1936
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    Three Smart Girls

    Three Smart Girls

    6.4 1936 HD

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  • 1947
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    Key Witness

    Key Witness

    4.6 1947 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Missing Lady

    The Missing Lady

    4.7 1946 HD

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    The Shadow Returns

    The Shadow Returns

    5.3 1946 HD

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    Behind the Mask

    Behind the Mask

    4.6 1946 HD

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  • 1940
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    Curtain Call

    Curtain Call

    7.3 1940 HD

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    Married and in Love

    Married and in Love

    5.3 1940 HD

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    Sorority House

    Sorority House

    6.8 1939 HD

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    The Man Who Cried Wolf

    The Man Who Cried Wolf

    5.5 1937 HD

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  • 1938
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    Midnight Intruder

    Midnight Intruder

    5.2 1938 HD

    Een voormalige acteur doet zich voor als de zoon van een rijke man en raakt betrokken bij een moord waarbij de echte zoon de verdachte is.

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    The Crime of Doctor Hallet

    The Crime of Doctor Hallet

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Spellbinder

    The Spellbinder

    6 1939 HD

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  • 1942
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    Too Many Women

    Too Many Women

    4.8 1942 HD

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  • 1946
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    Death Valley

    Death Valley

    5 1946 HD

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  • 1942
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    Rubber Racketeers

    Rubber Racketeers

    4.3 1942 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Mighty Treve

    The Mighty Treve

    6 1937 HD

    Verhaal van een hond die fanatiek toegewijd is aan zijn baas.

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  • 1947
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    Ginger

    Ginger

    1 1947 HD

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  • 1937
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    Merry Go Round of 1938

    Merry Go Round of 1938

    5 1937 HD

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    The Road Back

    The Road Back

    7.7 1937 HD

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  • 1986
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    Santabear's First Christmas

    Santabear's First Christmas

    8 1986 HD

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