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Do not confuse Barbara La Marr and Hedy Lamarr(During the filming of her latter film,Barbara died(1896-1926)following a brutal slimming complicated by depression and ethyl" (there are other explanations).Barbara was born in the state of Washington,her parents moved to California,where she began her explorations of L.A as a teenager.After several disastrous marriages she worked as a burlesque dancer.They moved to New York,where she wrote six scenarios for Fox.She made the successful leap from writer
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to actress in Douglas Fairbanks,and her career skyrocketed under her new name of Barbara La Marr (she adopted the alias because of a scandal when she was arrested in the late Teens,and called by the judge "too beautiful to be alone in a big city").She lived extravagantly.After an affair with John Gilbert,her career went into a decline and her contract with Metro was terminated.She went to New York,where drugs and alcohol brought on tuberculosis, from which she died in 1926.
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Moongirl says:
Very elegant!!
Feb 28, 2013
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MaryWonder says:
All these actresses seem to have had sad endings but she was a stunner. Gorgeous page Rose-Marie. Love the softness of the photo & the delicate way you have scrapped her
Feb 27, 2013
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annrosemary says:
love your page and interesting comments
Feb 27, 2013
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starrygirl says:
Simply beautiful page, and such a tragic story but so interesting
Feb 27, 2013
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Xguern66 says:
Another tragic star. Love your page.
Feb 27, 2013
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woodnymph says:
Gorgeous page xxx
Feb 27, 2013
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