Barbara La Marr Overview:

Actress, Barbara La Marr, was born Reatha Dale Watson on Jul 28, 1896 in Yakima, WA. La Marr died at the age of 29 on Jan 30, 1926 in Altadena, CA .

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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.

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: Life on Her Own Terms, Exclusive Guest Post by Author Sherri Snyder

By Guest Post on Dec 11, 2017 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

: Life on Her Own Terms Guest Post by Author Sherri Snyder , circa early 1924; Melbourne Spurr image. Born into an era governed by stifling Victorian mores, a time when many women led lives of submissive domesticity, played by her own rules, charted her ... Read full article


Book Giveaway (Facebook/Blog December)

By Annmarie Gatti on Dec 9, 2017 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

?: The Girl who was Too Beautiful for Hollywood? Book Giveaway?via Facebook and this Blog Okay, now it?s time for the?Facebook/Blog?version of our?of? ?: The Girl Who Was Too Beautiful for Hollywood??Giveaway Contest! This time we?ll be giving away one copy of the book ... Read full article


Book Giveaway (via Twitter in December)

By Annmarie Gatti on Dec 3, 2017 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

?: The Girl who was Too Beautiful for Hollywood? Book Giveaway via Twitter “The silent film community as a whole should be thankful that Snyder was not only up to the task, but has created a work that will serve to define La Marr’s life and career for decades to come.̶... Read full article


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By Christina Stewart on Oct 9, 2013 From Pretty Clever Films

The Girl Who Was Too Beautiful was one of those bright hot stars that burned out too quickly and was gone in a flash. La Marr?s career only lasted six years, but she packed those years as full as any actress of her time could. She worked for various studios, played opposite almost al... Read full article


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Barbara was adopted by a foster family when she was a month-old baby. No birth certificate was ever found.

Her brother, William W. Watson Jr, was a 20s vaudeville comedian who went by the stage name of Billy DeVore.

In 1923 she secretly had a child from one of her numerous affairs. She "adopted" the child to save face and named him Marvin Carville La Marr. After her death in 1926, little Marvin was adopted by good friend Zasu Pitts and her husband Tom Gallery. He was renamed Don Gallery.

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