Barbara La Marr

Barbara La Marr

Born: July 28, 1896
Died: January 30, 1926
in Yakima, Washington, USA
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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.

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.

Movies for Barbara La Marr...

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Title: Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1942
Type: Movie
The edition of Screen Snapshots celebrates 25 years of production. It looks at the content of edition #1, then a tribute to movie people who have died in those 25 years. Finally there are tributes to the Screen Snapshots series by Cecil De Mille, Walt Disney, Louella Parsons and Rosalind Russell.
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The Girl from Montmartre
Title: The Girl from Montmartre
Character: Emilia Faneaux
Released: January 31, 1926
Type: Movie
A Parisian cabaret dancer Emilia finds herself under the scrutiny of aristocratic British military officer Jerome Hautrix, who catches her act while on furlough during WWI. Convinced that Emilia is of noble birth, Hautrix tracks her down after the war, determined to trace her family tree. In the process, the two mismatched souls fall in love.
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The White Monkey
Title: The White Monkey
Character: Fleur Forsyte
Released: June 7, 1925
Type: Movie
Two hundred fifty thousand have read this startling novel with its revelations on married life-its intimate story of the times and follies of new conventions that hurl their challenge to the old!
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The Heart of a Siren
Title: The Heart of a Siren
Character: Isabella Echevaria
Released: March 15, 1925
Type: Movie
This silent drama's story is based on the Broadway play Hail and Farewell by William Hurlbut.
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Hello, 'Frisco
Title: Hello, 'Frisco
Character: Barbara La Marr
Released: September 28, 1924
Type: Movie
A comedy short directed by character Slim Summerville.
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Sandra
Title: Sandra
Character: Sandra Waring
Released: September 1, 1924
Type: Movie
BY DAY a beautiful wife-accepting a husband's humble love, his humble home, his humble pleasures. BY NIGHT a glittering butterfly yearning for the wine of life and tossing all to the winds when the glamour of romance calls.
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The White Moth
Title: The White Moth
Character: The White Moth
Released: May 11, 1924
Type: Movie
When a girl tries to drown herself in the Seine, she is rescued by dancer Gonzalo Montrez. She then becomes a famous dancer known as the White Moth.
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The Shooting of Dan McGrew
Title: The Shooting of Dan McGrew
Character: Lady Known as Lou
Released: March 31, 1924
Type: Movie
Although the dance troupe of which she is leading lady is successful in South America, Lou urges her husband, Jim, to seek another environment for the sake of their 2-year-old son. When Dan McGrew offers to put Lou on the New York stage and beats Jim in a fight, she runs away with him to Alaska, where she becomes a decoy in the Malamute saloon. Learning that Lou has been duped by her abductor, Jim follows them to the Klondike and kills McGrew. Husband, wife, and child are then reunited.
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Thy Name Is Woman
Title: Thy Name Is Woman
Character: Guerita
Released: February 4, 1924
Type: Movie
A Spanish soldier seduces and falls in love with the young wife of a smuggler.
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The Eternal City
Title: The Eternal City
Character: Donna Roma
Released: December 17, 1923
Type: Movie
War drama - Fitzmaurice was able to film King Victor Emmanuel III and Benito Mussolini reviewing Italian troops.
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The Eternal Struggle
Title: The Eternal Struggle
Character: Camille Lenoir
Released: October 8, 1923
Type: Movie
Believing she's responsible for the death of her would-be seducer, a young woman flees to North Vancouver.
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St. Elmo
Title: St. Elmo
Character: Agnes Hunt
Released: September 30, 1923
Type: Movie
St. Elmo is a man who killed his romantic rival in a brawl. Traveling the world as a confirmed misogynist, St. Elmo returns to home and hearth only to fall in love with the daughter of the local blacksmith. The film is based on the 1867 novel of the same name written by Augusta Jane Evans. Today, St. Elmo is a lost film.
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Strangers of the Night
Title: Strangers of the Night
Character: Anna Valeska
Released: September 10, 1923
Type: Movie
A rousing fusion of satire, mystery and action. Aristrocrat Ambrose Applejohn is aching for excitement. He gets more than he bargained for when two Russian thieves, Anna Valeska and her partner Borolsky, arrive at the mansion one dark night.
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The Brass Bottle
Title: The Brass Bottle
Character: The Queen
Released: July 22, 1923
Type: Movie
Horace Ventimore, a young London architect, stumbles across an old brass bottle. When he picks it up a genie suddenly appears and promises Horace that he will grant every wish Horace wants in exchange for his freedom. Horace accepts the genie's offer but finds out that things aren't working out quite as well as he thought they would.
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Mary of the Movies
Title: Mary of the Movies
Character: Barbara La Marr (uncredited)
Released: May 27, 1923
Type: Movie
Mary's kid brother needs an operation and, in order to pay for it, Mary goes to a Hollywood studio and applies for a job as an actress. Mary is given a job as a waitress in the commissary, and gets to meet 40 actors, actresses and directors, none of whom tip big enough to enable Mary to earn enough money to pay for an operation. Will Mary become an actress and make some big money?
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Souls for Sale
Title: Souls for Sale
Character: Leva Lemaire
Released: April 22, 1923
Type: Movie
A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.
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Poor Men's Wives
Title: Poor Men's Wives
Character: Laura Bedford / Laura Maberne
Released: January 28, 1923
Type: Movie
Drama of two girls who married into different layers of society.
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Quincy Adams Sawyer
Title: Quincy Adams Sawyer
Character: Lindy Putnam
Released: December 4, 1922
Type: Movie
Quincy Adams Sawyer is a young attorney who one day meets a girl in the park and is immediately smitten with her.
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Trifling Women
Title: Trifling Women
Character: Jacqueline de Séverac / Zareda
Released: November 6, 1922
Type: Movie
Leon de Severac is fed up with his daughter Jacqueline, who is constantly seducing men. Hoping to discourage her from her flirtatious behavior, he tells her the story of Zareda, an attractive fortune teller who is having an affair with Ivan de Maupin.
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The Prisoner of Zenda
Title: The Prisoner of Zenda
Character: Antoinette de Mauban
Released: September 11, 1922
Type: Movie
A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king is kidnapped, his followers try to find him, while the stand-in falls in love with the king's intended bride, the beautiful Princess Flavia.
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Cinderella of the Hills
Title: Cinderella of the Hills
Released: October 23, 1921
Type: Movie
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The Three Musketeers
Title: The Three Musketeers
Character: Milady de Winter
Released: August 28, 1921
Type: Movie
The young Gascon D'Artagnan arrives in Paris, his heart set on joining the king's Musketeers. He is taken under the wings of three of the most respected and feared Musketeers, Porthos, Aramis, and Athos. Together they fight to save France and the honor of a lady from the machinations of the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.
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Desperate Trails
Title: Desperate Trails
Character: Lady Lou
Released: June 11, 1921
Type: Movie
Bart Carson is in love with Lou and even goes to jail to save Walter A. Walker, a man she says is her brother but who is really a husband who has deserted his wife and two children.
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The Nut
Title: The Nut
Character: Claudine Dupree
Released: March 6, 1921
Type: Movie
Eccentric inventor Charlie Jackson tries to interest wealthy investors in his girlfriend's plan to help children from poor neighbourhoods.