- Date de naissance
- Date de décès3 septembre 1980 · Cos Cob, Connecticut, États-Unis (infarctus)
- Taille1,73 m
- Barbara O'Neil est née le 17 juillet 1910 dans le Missouri, États-Unis. Elle était actrice. Elle est connue pour Autant en emporte le vent (1939), L'étrangère (1940) et Stella Dallas (1937). Elle était mariée à Joshua Logan. Elle est morte le 3 septembre 1980 dans le Connecticut, États-Unis.
- ConjointJoshua Logan(18 juin 1940 - janvier 1942) (divorcé)
- ParentsDavid O'NeilBarbara Blackman O'Neil
- ProchesCarrie Horton Blackman(Grandparent)
- Was only 28 when she appeared as Ellen O'Hara (mother of Scarlett) in Autant en emporte le vent (1939).
- Her acting career began on stage with a summer stock company called the Cape Cod University Players, which was co-founded (1928) by future director/screenwriter Joshua Logan (she was married briefly to Logan in the 1930s). Other famous players who got their start in this prestigious company included Henry Fonda, James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan and Mildred Natwick.
- From a socially prominent New England family, she graduated from Sarah Lawrence college.
- Reputedly a descendant of Irish kings, she was multi-lingual and widely traveled. A graduate from Sarah Lawrence college, she made her Broadway debut in 1933 in 'Carrie Nation'. Three years later, Barbara appeared in 'Ten Million Ghosts' with Orson Welles, prompting interest from Hollywood, where she made a career out of playing a succession of neurotic or sweetly dependable wives. Her best roles were in Stella Dallas (1937) and L'étrangère (1940).
- Striking, mature-looking brunette from Broadway in late 30s support film roles, playing neurotic, over-the-edge wives and socialites with flair.
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