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Barbara La Marr
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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 tubercu…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
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Barbara La Marr's Filmography
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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
The Girl from Montmartre
as Emilia Faneaux
The White Monkey
as Fleur Forsyte
The Heart of a Siren
as Isabella Echevaria
No Poster
Hello, 'Frisco
as Barbara La Marr
Sandra
as Sandra Waring
The White Moth
as The White Moth
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
as Lady Known as Lou
Thy Name Is Woman
as Guerita
The Eternal City
as Donna Roma
The Eternal Struggle
as Camille Lenoir
St. Elmo
as Agnes Hunt
Strangers of the Night
as Anna Valeska
The Brass Bottle
as The Queen
Mary of the Movies
as Barbara La Marr (uncredited)
Souls for Sale
as Leva Lemaire
Poor Men's Wives
as Laura Bedford / Laura Maberne
The Hero
as Hester Lane
Quincy Adams Sawyer
as Lindy Putnam
Trifling Women
as Jacqueline de Séverac / Zareda
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Antoinette de Mauban
Domestic Relations
as Mrs. Martin
Arabian Love
as Themar
Cinderella of the Hills
as Kate Gradley
The Three Musketeers
as Milady de Winter
Desperate Trails
as Lady Lou
The Nut
as Claudine Dupree
Flame of Youth
Harriet and the Piper
as Tam O'Shanter Girl