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Theda Bara (/ ˈ θ iː d ə ˈ b ær ə / THEE-də BARR-ə; born Theodosia Burr Goodman; July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the more popular actresses of the silent era and one of cinema's early sex symbols .
Theda Bara was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, as Theodosia Goodman, on July 29, 1885. She was the daughter of a local tailor and his wife. As a teenager Theda was interested in the theatrical arts and once she finished high school, she dyed her blond hair black and went in pursuit of her dream. By 1908 she was in New York in search...
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Theda Bara. Actress: A Fool There Was. Theda Bara was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, as Theodosia Goodman, on July 29, 1885. She was the daughter of a local tailor and his wife. As a teenager Theda was interested in the theatrical arts and once she finished high school, she dyed her blond hair black and went in pursuit of her dream. By 1908 she was in New York in search...
- July 29, 1885
- April 7, 1955
Jul 3, 2024 · Theda Bara had a late start, especially considering Old Hollywood’s strenuous beauty standards and appetite for young ingénues. Bara didn’t land her first lead film gig, in 1915’s A Fool ...
April 7, 1955, Los Angeles, Calif. Theda Bara (born July 20, 1885?, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.—died April 7, 1955, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an American silent-film star who was the first screen vamp who lured men to destruction. Her films set the vogue for sophisticated sexual themes in motion pictures and made her an international symbol of ...
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Jan 10, 2018 · Actress Theda Bara in a promotional photo. Born Theodosia Goodman on July 29, 1890, into a family of Jewish immigrants in Cincinnati, Theda Bara dreamed of becoming an actress, and at the age of 18, she went to New York City, hoping to make her dream a reality. Theda Bara, in a scene from “Salomé.”.
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Theda Bara was a film icon of sensuality and the exotic for generations. Bara’s magnetic performance in her debut film A Fool There Was made her an overnight success, and between 1915 and 1919 she starred in over forty films. Unfortunately, Bara’s dark exoticism was short-lived and she was passed over in favor of more “wholesome” starlets, but she remains a cinematic icon.
