- Nacimiento
- Fallecimiento3 de septiembre de 1980 · Cos Cob, Connecticut, Estados Unidos (un ataque al corazón)
- Altura1,73 m
- Barbara O'Neil nació el 17 de julio de 1910 en St. Louis, Missouri, Estados Unidos. Fue una actriz, conocida por Lo que el viento se llevó (1939), El cielo y tú (1940) y Stella Dallas (1937). Estuvo casada con Joshua Logan. Murió el 3 de septiembre de 1980 en Connecticut, Estados Unidos.
- CónyugeJoshua Logan(18 de junio de 1940 - enero de 1942) (divorciado)
- PadresDavid O'NeilBarbara Blackman O'Neil
- FamiliaresCarrie Horton Blackman(Grandparent)
- Was only 28 when she appeared as Ellen O'Hara (mother of Scarlett) in Lo que el viento se llevó (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 El cielo y tú (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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