Tribute to Barbara LaMarr
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Barbara La Marr (July 28, 1896 - January 30, 1926) was an American stage and film actress, cabaret artist, and screenwriter.
La Marr was known as "The Girl Who Is Too Beautiful," after a Hearst newspaper feature writer, Adela Rogers St. Johns, saw a judge sending her home during the police beat in Los Angeles because she was too beautiful and young to be on her own in the big city.
La Marr was born in 1896 as Reatha Dale Watson to William Wallace and Rosana "Rose" Watson in Yakima, Washington (La Marr later claimed she was born in Richmond, Virginia).[1] Her father was an editor for a newspaper, and her mother had a son, Henry, born in 1878, and a daughter, Violet, born in February 1881, from a previous marriage. The couple wed some time during 1884, and had a son, William Watson, Jr., born in June 1886 in Washington. In the 1920s, Watson become a vaudeville comedian under the stage name of "Billy Devore." The Watsons lived in various locations during La Marr's formative years. By 1900, she was living with her parents in Portland, Oregon, with her brother William, her half-sister Violet Ross, and Violet's husband Arvel Ross. As a child, La Marr also performed in a few stage productions and performed as a dancer in vaudeville.[1]
By 1910, La Marr was living in Fresno, California, with her parents. Some time after 1911, the family moved to Los Angeles. In January 1913, La Marr's half-sister, now going by the name of Violet Ake, took her 16-year-old sister on a three-day automobile excursion with a man named C.C. Boxley. They drove up to Santa Barbara, but after a few days La Marr felt that they were not going to let her return home. Ake and Boxley finally let La Marr return to Los Angeles after they realized that there were warrants issued for their arrests accusing them of kidnapping. This episode was published in several newspapers, and La Marr even testified against her sister, but the case was eventually dropped.
La Marr's name appeared frequently in newspaper headlines during the next few years. In November 1914, she came back from Arizona and announced that she was the newly widowed wife of a rancher named Jack Lytell and that they were supposedly married in Mexico. As legend goes, Lytell became enamored of La Marr as he saw her one day riding in an automobile while he was out on horseback. He rode up to her car and swept her on his horse and rode off with her. They were married the next day. She also stated that she loathed the name Reatha and preferred to be called by the childhood nickname "Beth."
After marrying and moving with her second husband to New York City, La Marr found employment writing screenplays at Fox studios using the name "Folly Lytell". Her association with filmmakers led to her returning to Los Angeles and making her film debut in 1920. Over the next few years she acted frequently in films and was widely publicized as "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World." With this, she rapidly shot to stardom.
La Marr made the successful leap from writer to actress in Douglas Fairbanks' The Nut (1921), appeared in over thirty films, wrote seven screenplays for United Artists and Fox Film Corporation, and danced in musical comedies on Broadway. She is also said to have filmed dancing shorts in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles, with such diverse partners as Rudolph Valentino and Clifton Webb.
Among La Marr's films are The Prisoner of Zenda and Trifling Women, both 1922 releases directed by Rex Ingram. Although her film career flourished, she also embraced the fast-paced Hollywood nightlife, remarking in an interview that she slept no more than two hours a night. La Marr also began abusing drugs and alcohol and reportedly developed a cocaine and heroin habit. Her lifestyle eventually began to affect her career and she was dropped by M-G-M. La Marr signed with First National Pictures where she appeared in three films which proved to be her last.
Very elegant. They were classy in those days. 🌻
Excellent tribute with fashionnable pictures..bests
Claude
Thank you for your nice remarks.
-------Ellen
Thanks so much! Lovely!
My Darling Ellen,
Sorry I am so late....Forgive me...have been very busy...
Love the tribute to Barbara, Love the photo montage, she was a Stunning Beauty and she sure knew how to dress. Love her ensembles... This is another Fabulous Discovery of YOURS. :-)
Love the song too....
Millions of STARS
Smooch
genia
Thank you for the compliments.There are still a few more silent movie stars on my to do list. Have a romantic Tuesday!
-------Ellen
One of the reasons I make the group videos is so that other RUclipsrs may be reminded of someone for a video. Plus I will not find enough pictures of some of these lovely ladies for a video. At first I thought that I would just put a star in one group video and that is it, but I later I decided that if I happen to see their name again, then they are in again. At first I did not think that I would make so many group videos.
-------Ellen
Beautiful video and great song. Thanks
great work
Thank you for your nice comment!
-----Ellen
When I was a child I used to collect figurines of actors.
I remember she was there too
Love her!!!!! Crazy about the music!! I could listen to this song over and over! Barbara fascinates me!!! Why is there no biography of her?!?! My family name is Watson so, i cant help but be curious . . . .😏😉!!!
There is one out now. The Girl Who Was Too Beautiful for Hollywood by Sherri Snyder
my dear, is a wonderful Tribute, thumbs up, love it
I have a long list of silent movie stars to work on. I love finding the old music too. Thank you for your nice comments.
-------Ellen
Top notch tribute video! I'd forgotten about this star. She appears in a couple of my card sets. I like the outlandish costumes she appears in :)
Thank you for watching. I like your videos too.
-----Ellen
She looks so sad in some of her photos...great upload:)
Yes, she does seem sad and wistful sometimes. Thank you for your thoughtful comments!
-----Ellen
Hedy Lamarr (real name Kiesler) was given her stage name Lamarr to honor Barbara La Marr.
I was wondering about that when I was making the video. Thank you for your interesting comment!
-------Ellen
Interesting synopsis, will be looking out for her in some of the silent movies if they're available. What Barbara wears on her head can be far out or attractive. Would be great to see women wear these again, scarves hats, and whatever the other funny things. Ellen, I appreciate the entertaining music and video.
I have never been very good at making scarves look nice. Some people must just be good at it. Thank you for your nice remarks. I have never seen any of her movies myself, so let me know what you find out.
---------Ellen
hola Ellen
que hermosas fotografias de la epoca
de charleston
con una adecuada musica
5***********
besos
Mayca
Thank you for your thoughtful comments!
-----Ellen
de nada Ellen
hace mucho que somos amigas
besos
Did she sing and write this song? It suits her so well!
liked 15 excellente video Sergio
I am so glad that you found my channel!
How so magnificent!
Simply awesome!
Thank you so very much my dear friend for sharing all this magic with us!
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Thank you for your thoughtful remarks.
-------Ellen
Hi Ellen ..this is a very beautiful video ...love the dreamy photos ..wonderful choices ..much enjoyment with the song ...perfect for this collection ...
A very good Sunday to you ..best wishes ..
I enjoy finding the old music. Thank you for your thoughtful remarks.
------Ellen
Who was the father of Barbara Lamarr's son? ZaSu Pitts husband?
My newest video!
Their video is beautiful and I have included it in the "Album of the movie Stars, thank you to share it, it can look for it in Internet writing "Album de las Estrellas de Cine" or "Tribute Actress Famous" and look for in the alphabet of the ALBUM for the initial letter of the star of this videotape B BA here its videotape is.
The account of Barbara La Marr adopting her own biological son to avoid scandal is included in the biography of her good friend, ZaSu Pitts, who adopted Barbara's little son when LaMarr died in Jan. 1926. The award winning book HANDS With a HEART: The Personal Biography of Actress ZaSu Pitts (c.2011) tells the full story. Pitts was able to provide the structure and love that Barbara, always partying, would not have given little "Sonny".
Lovely, beautiful thank you :)
Thank you for watching, Steve!
------Ellen