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Barbara French Read, also known as Barbara Reed, (December 29, 1917 – December 12, 1963) was a Canadian-American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, who appeared in 21 films during her career.
Barbara Read was born on 29 December 1917 in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for Make Way for Tomorrow (1937), Three Smart Girls (1936) and The Spellbinder (1939). She was married to William Talman, Willard Edward Josephy, John Pershing Crawford and William Paul III.
Barbara Read was born on December 29, 1917 in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for Make Way for Tomorrow (1937), Three Smart Girls (1936) and The Spellbinder (1939). She was married to William Talman, Willard Edward Josephy, John Pershing Crawford and William Paul III.
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".
Barbara Read was a promising starlet who tragically committed suicide in 1963. She was born Barbara French Read on December 29, 1917 in Port Arthur, Canada. Her father, John Howard Read, was a contractor. When she was a teenager she moved to California to live with her aunt.
Barbara Read. December 29, 1917 — December 11, 1963 • 45 y.o. (106) Actress. Facts. Born Barbara French Read on December 29, 1917, the daughter of contractor John Howard Read and Nancy Elizabeth Collier, in Port Arthur, Ontario. Read moved to California in the mid-1930s.
Barbara Read | Moviefone. Born in December 29th, 1917. From Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada. Biography Movies. Born in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada, Barbara Read was the daughter of a...
