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词条 Barbara Worth
释义

  1. Early years

  2. Career

  3. Personal life

  4. Selected filmography

     Actress  Screenwriter 

  5. References

  6. Bibliography

  7. External links

{{Infobox person
| name = Barbara Worth
| image = Fast and Furious lobby card 4.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Lobby card for Fast and Furious (1927) with Barbara Worth at left
| birth_date = January 6, 1906
| birth_place = Columbus, Ohio, United States
| death_date = February 15, 1955
| death_place = Santa Monica, California, United States
| othername = Verna Louise Dooley
| occupation = Actress, Writer
| yearsactive = 1923 - 1949 (film)
| spouse = Tamar Lane
| parents = James H. Dooley
}}Barbara Worth (1906–1955) was an American film actress and screenwriter.[1]

Early years

She was born Verna Dooley in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of James H. Dooley, a Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad commercial agent.[2] She attended both Ohio State and a private school in Charleston, South Carolina.[3]

Career

Worth's entry into films came via a project of Universal Pictures Corporation. In 1925, she was one of 14 young women "comparatively unknown to the screen" who were selected for the Universal Stock Company, which trained them via "small parts and bits."[4]

Her film career included 11 features.[5]

Personal life

In 1926, Worth married Tamar Lane, who was editor and publisher of Film Mercury.[6]

Selected filmography

Actress

  • Broken Hearts of Hollywood (1926)
  • The Prairie King (1927)
  • Fast and Furious (1927)
  • The Fearless Rider (1928)
  • Below the Deadline (1929)
  • Fighting Trooper (1934)
  • Racing Luck (1935)

Screenwriter

  • Dragnet (1947)
  • The Counterfeiters (1948)

References

1. ^Pitts, p. 88
2. ^{{cite news|title=Father of Actress Dies|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16158339/barbara_worth/|work=The Circleville Herald|date=26 September 1941|location=Ohio, Circleville|page=10|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = December 31, 2017}} {{Open access}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=Daily Squint at the Movie Stars|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16157938/barbara_worth/|work=Star-Gazette|date=23 April 1927|location=New York, Elmira|page=10|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = December 31, 2017}} {{Open access}}
4. ^{{cite news|title=Campaign for New Talent on at Universal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16158922/barbara_worth/|work=The Los Angeles Sunday Times|date=6 September 1925|location=California, Los Angeles|page=16|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = December 31, 2017}} {{Open access}}
5. ^{{cite book|last1=Katchmer|first1=George A.|title=A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses|date=2009|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476609058|page=408|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VnGeCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA408&dq=%22Barbara+Worth%22+actress&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi8jNHlnbPYAhVJjVQKHdMDCPQQ6AEILzAB#v=onepage&q=%22Barbara%20Worth%22%20actress&f=false|accessdate=1 January 2018|language=en}}
6. ^{{cite news|title=Worth-Lane|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16158160/barbara_worth/|work=The Los Angeles Times|date=21 November 1926|location=California, Los Angeles|page=18|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = December 31, 2017}} {{Open access}}

Bibliography

  • Michael R. Pitts. Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

{{commons category|Barbara Worth}}
  • {{IMDb name|0941655}}
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6 : 1906 births|1955 deaths|Screenwriters from Ohio|American film actresses|Actresses from Columbus, Ohio|20th-century American actresses

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